SEATTLE: A man fatally stabbed four people before being shot by a sheriff's deputy outside a home northwest of Tacoma, Washington, on Tuesday, authorities said. The Pierce County Sheriff's Office said deputies initially responded to reports made at around 8:40 a.m. Tuesday that a 32-year-old man was violating a no-contact order. While en route, additional reports came in that the man was stabbing people outside the home, the sheriff's office said. Three of the stabbing victims were dead at the scene and another died while being taken to a hospital. Doing witchcraft/occult behavior and doing rituals in my home," the woman wrote.

Source: Indian Express February 25, 2026 01:54 UTC