The 32-year-old suspect in Tuesday’s quadruple stabbing near Gig Harbor and the mother connected to the home have been identified.
GIG HARBOR, Wash. — The 32-year-old suspect in Tuesday’s quadruple stabbing on the Key Peninsula and the mother connected to the home have been identified as Aleksandr Shablykin and Zoya Shablykin through property records, court records, neighbor accounts and information from a family member.
Shortly before 8:50 a.m., a call came in for a violation of a no-contact order in a neighborhood near Lake Kathryn, according to the sheriff’s office. Deputies determined the order had not yet been served, and a deputy obtained a copy to serve the suspect.
While a deputy was on the way to do so, witnesses reported a man was stabbing people outside the home they were responding to. The stabbings were reported at 9:30 a.m., and when deputies arrived, the suspect was still stabbing people, officials said. A deputy shot and killed the suspect at 9:33 a.m., the sheriff’s office said.
Four stabbing victims are dead along with the 32-year-old suspect, authorities said. Three victims died at the scene and a fourth was transported by Gig Harbor Fire crews but died at a hospital.
Court records show Zoya Shablykin obtained a one-year protection order against her son last May. In the filing, she wrote that he had mental health and substance abuse issues, had previously pushed her and had threatened her by saying her “grave has been already dug up.”
She also wrote that he had been “threatening me, abusing me both mentally and emotionally,” damaging personal belongings and harming her cat, and that she was “an elderly disabled woman” being taken advantage of. The records indicate he had notice of a hearing related to the order but did not appear.
The protection order required him to stay 1,000 feet away from his mother, her vehicle and the shared address, not possess dangerous weapons and comply with a prescribed mental health treatment plan.
A neighbor who lives next to the home said she was present when the stabbing and shooting happened and described the violence as deeply shocking.
“It was still extremely shocking you know … because it’s a son and a mother,” the neighbor said. “I just can’t believe it happened because it’s something I’ve always bragged about is how small and quaint and safe my neighborhood is.”
The Force Investigation Team is continuing to investigate the deputy-involved shooting and the stabbings.
If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence and needs help or support, the National Domestic Violence Hotline is available 24 hours a day at 1-800-799-7233. All calls are confidential.
KING 5’s Kipp Robertson and the Associated Press contributed to this report.