The Brief
- About 100 people gathered in Gig Harbor to honor a mother and three neighbors killed in a Feb. 24 stabbing.
- Investigators say a 32-year-old man killed his mother and three neighbors before deputies shot and killed him.
- Community leaders and residents held a vigil to support the victims’ families, with another gathering planned in Purdy.
GIG HARBOR, Wash. – Members of the Gig Harbor community gathered at Key Peninsula to remember a mom and three of her neighbors who were killed in a stabbing last week.
Investigators say 32-year-old Aleksandr Shablykin killed his mom before fatally stabbing three neighbors who tried to intervene on the morning of Feb. 24. Deputies shot and killed him after arriving on scene.
The vigil took place Wednesday by the water at Skansie Brothers Park. Around 100 people attended to offer support to friends and family of the victims, and to lean on one another.…