Suspect, four victims dead after stabbing attack in US state of Washington

A 32-year-old suspect stabbed four people to death before being shot by a sheriff’s deputy near Tacoma, Washington.

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A 32-year-old man in the United States has stabbed four people to death outside a home on the Key Peninsula, northwest of Tacoma, in Washington state. The suspect was later shot and killed by a Pierce County sheriff’s deputy.

The attack unfolded on Tuesday morning. Deputies from the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched at about 8:41am local time (16:41 GMT) following reports that the suspect had violated a no-contact order, according to The Associated Press.