Pierce County deputies fatally shoot man during domestic violence call in Graham
A Pierce County sheriff’s deputy shot and killed an armed man outside a Graham mobile home late Monday.
Deputies were called just after 11 p.m. to the Meridian Terrace Mobile Home Park in the 9800 block of 193rd Street East for a domestic violence call.
The caller said a man was waving around a .22 caliber pistol outside after fighting with his father, then later added that the gun had been taken away from the man, according to the Pierce County Force Investigation Team.
By the time deputies arrived, the son was allegedly searching for the pistol and shouting at his father.
Deputies advised dispatch they had contacted an “uncooperative male,” and shortly afterward, “the deputies reported that shots had been fired, all deputies were unharmed and that the male had a knife,” investigators said.
The son was pronounced dead at the scene after being shot in the chest by a deputy.
Guns and a knife were recovered from the scene, according to PCFIT.
This story was originally published January 26, 2021 at 4:00 AM.
