Man accused in Tacoma stabbing spree faces murder charges after victim dies
A man who was injured in a stabbing attack in Tacoma died on Tuesday, according to police.
Officers were dispatched at about 4:36 a.m. on Jan. 20 to a sober-and-clean home in the 4000 block of South 34th Street for a stabbing, The News Tribune previously reported.
The house was also on fire.
People in the home were evacuated, and officers provided medical aid until Tacoma Fire Department personnel arrived, according to the Tacoma Police Department. Victims were taken to a local hospital.
Two people who were stabbed reportedly were in serious condition, but one of them was released from the hospital. Another person had life-threatening injuries, police said.
Officers arrested 29-year-old Andrew Cole Keen. Prosecutors charged him with four counts of attempted second-degree murder and first-degree arson. Court documents allege Keen’s mental health was deteriorating in the days before the incident.
Keen is now expected to be charged with murder, according to police.
Court documents show Pierce County Superior Court Judge ordered Keen undergo a competency test in February. The test results showed he had the capacity to understand the court proceedings.
