KEY PENINSULA, Wash. \u2014 The Pierce County Medical Examiner\u2019s Office has released the name of five people who were killed in a stabbing spree on Key Peninsula earlier this week, including the name of the suspect. <\/p>\n
On Feb. 24, officers got a call around 8:45 a.m. that a 32-year-old man was violating a protection order outside of a home. <\/p>\n
The sheriff\u2019s office learned the protection order was not valid because it had not yet been served but deputies obtained the order en route to the scene.<\/p>\n
Dispatchers got a call around 9:30 a.m. that several people had been stabbed. <\/p>\n
Authorities say three people were found dead at the scene and the fourth victim later died on the way to the hospital, according to the Pierce County Sheriff\u2019s Office. <\/p>\n
Those who were killed were:<\/p>\n
Joanne Brandani, 59Louise Talley, 81Stephanie Killilea, 67Zoya Shabilykina, 52<\/p>\n
The suspect was officially identified as 32-year-old Aleksandr Shabilykin. <\/p>\n
All of their manners of death were reported as homicide. The suspect was shot and killed by police who responded. <\/p>\n
The suspect\u2019s family members told KIRO 7 on Thursday that Shablykin was struggling with mental health and had stopped taking his prescribed medication prior to the attack.<\/p>\n
Robert Knowles, the boyfriend of Shablykin\u2019s sister, said the family had recognized warning signs on Monday evening and had attempted to involve the police before the suspect fled to his mother\u2019s home.<\/p>\n
Knowles said the situation began to escalate on Monday evening in Orting.<\/p>\n
Knowles said the suspect\u2019s sister, Anna, noticed immediate changes in her brother\u2019s behavior.<\/p>\n