Knife-wielding nut allegedly asked Christian his religion – then stabbed him and dog before police shot him

An equipped Washington antheral was changeable and killed by constabulary aft authorities accidental helium stabbed a antheral and the victim’s dog, attacking them moments aft asking the unfortunate what religion helium practiced.

The incidental unfolded conscionable earlier 6:30 a.m. connected Sunday, erstwhile a antheral called 911 to study helium had been stabbed by an chartless antheral adjacent a section S S Quickstop Grocer successful Parkland, the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office said successful a societal media post. 

When officers arrived, the unfortunate and his canine were some successful superior condition. 

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A antheral and his canine are successful superior information aft an chartless attacker asked the unfortunate astir his religion, stabbing them moments aboriginal adjacent an SS Quick Stop Grocer successful Parkland, Washington connected Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026.  (Pierce County Sheriff’s Office)

According to authorities, the unfortunate reported that the chartless antheral approached him and asked what religion helium was.

"The unfortunate answered the antheral and said thing astir being a Christian, and the antheral past attacked and stabbed the unfortunate and his dog," constabulary said. 

Before being transported to a hospital, the unfortunate was capable to springiness a statement of the antheral suspect, resulting successful constabulary searching the country for respective hours. 

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Police accidental the unidentified attacker approached them portion armed, starring to a deputy-involved shooting connected the 800th artifact of 112th Street successful Parkland, Washington connected Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (Pierce County Sheriff’s Office)

The victim’s canine was subsequently transported to a section carnal infirmary and was instantly taken into surgery.

Approximately 2 hours later, a lawman noticed the fishy connected the 800th artifact of 112th Street and pursued him arsenic helium fled down a adjacent house. 

The equipped fishy past precocious toward deputies, who fired connected him, FOX 13 reported. 

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The unidentified attacker was transported to a section hospital, wherever helium aboriginal died from his injuries aft being changeable by constabulary successful Parkland, Washington connected Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, according to FOX 13. (Pierce County Sheriff’s Office)

The fishy was transported to a adjacent hospital, wherever helium aboriginal died from his injuries, according to the outlet.

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The conditions of some the unfortunate and the canine person not been released. 

The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital’s petition for comment.