‘Occult rituals,’ ‘witchcraft’ reported at Pierce County home before fatal stabbings

PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — Court filings reveal a history of safety concerns at a Pierce County home where five people were killed on Tuesday.

Deputies initially responded around 8:45 a.m. to the 14000 block of 87th Ave Court Northwest for a report of a man violating a protection order. By the time the first deputy arrived, he found the suspect actively stabbing someone. The deputy shot and killed the suspect.

Four stabbing victims, all adults, died from stab wounds inflicted by the suspect prior to police arriving, according to investigators…

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