Four people are dead in a stabbing outside a residence in Washington state, authorities said Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The suspect, a 32-year-old man, was shot by a responding deputy and is also dead, according to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office.<\/p>\n
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<\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>Authorities investigate the scene after reports that a man fatally stabbed multiple people, Feb. 24, 2026, in Gig Harbor, Wash.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n John Froschauer\/AP<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Multiple witnesses reported that a man was stabbing people outside a home on the Key Peninsula, according to the sheriff’s office. The stabbing was reported at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, authorities said.<\/p>\n Less than an hour prior to the stabbing attack, authorities received a call that the suspect was violating a protection order at the house, according to the sheriff’s office. While en route to the residence, a Pierce County deputy determined that the protection order had not yet been served and obtained a copy to serve it at the scene, authorities said.<\/p>\n Authorities respond to a deadly stabbing at a residence in Pierce County, Washington, Feb. 24, 2026.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n KOMO<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n “While the deputy was getting that information, more information came out that there was an act of stabbing occurring at the location,” Tacoma Police Officer Shelbi Boyd said during a press briefing. “About three minutes later, Pierce County Sheriff’s deputy arrived on scene and called out that shots had been fired.”<\/p>\n The suspect was shot by the deputy, Boyd said.<\/p>\n Authorities respond to a deadly stabbing at a residence in Pierce County, Washington, Feb. 24, 2026.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n KOMO<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Three of the victims were pronounced dead at the scene, while a fourth died at a local hospital, authorities said. All four had been stabbed, Boyd said. The suspect was also pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.<\/p>\n “I’m not certain where the initial encounter took place, but it all came to a head outside,” Boyd said.<\/p>\n No details on the victims or the suspect’s name have been released. Authorities are looking into the relationship between the suspect and the victims, Boyd said.<\/p>\n “It was a production order, so … somebody involved in this was known,” she said. “Relation to the stabbing victims, we’re uncertain what the relations were of each of them.”<\/p>\n The Pierce County Force Investigation Team is investigating.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"John\"](\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/150b0722-8869-449a-9f32-9b82f6db7388\/washington-1-abc-er-260224_1771966095456_hpMain_16x9.jpg?w=375 "\\"John\\"")
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