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• Family Of Pierce County Mass Stabbing Suspect Condemns "Broken" Mental Health System Following Fatal Attack

  Published: Mar 5, 2026

  Section: Crime

  The family of Aleksandr Shablykin, the 32-year-old man suspected of fatally stabbing four women in Purdy before being killed by a sheriff’s deputy, has released a statement highlig...

• Gig Harbor community gathers for candlelight vigil to honor four women killed in Key Peninsula domestic violence tragedy

  Published: Mar 5, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Approximately 100 residents and local leaders gathered at Skansie Brothers Park on Wednesday evening to remember the victims of a mass stabbing that occurred on February 24. The vi...

• Body Camera Footage Reveals Police Contact With Gig Harbor Stabbing Suspect Hours Before Fatal Attack

  Published: Mar 4, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Newly released video evidence shows that law enforcement encountered Aleksandr Shablykin roughly twelve hours before he allegedly murdered his mother and three others. The interact...