A Washington state man stabbed his mother to death last week and then killed three women who tried to intervene before a deputy shot and killed him.
KING reported that Pierce County deputies first received a call at about 8:50 a.m. on Tuesday that Aleksander Shablykin, 32, had violated a no contact order obtained by his mother, Zoya Shablykina. But they realized the order, granted last May, was never served, so they grabbed a copy and headed to the address to serve it.
While on their way at 9:30 a.m., a call came in that a man was stabbing people outside the home where they were headed. They arrived to find Aleksander Shablykin still stabbing people. Deputies shot and killed him at 9:33 a.m.
Three of his victims were pronounced dead on the scene, and the fourth died at a hospital.
The Pierce County Medical Examiner identified the other three victims as Joanne Brandani, 59; Louise Talley, 81; and Stephanie Killilea, 67. Talley lived across the street from Shablykina, while the other two lived several miles away. It’s not clear why they were in the area.
Court records indicate that Shablykina had obtained a one-year protection order against her son last May. She wrote that mental health and substance abuse issues were the main cause. He had been “threatening me, abusing me both mentally and emotionally,” as well as damaging her possessions and hurting her cat.
He also told her that her “grave has been already dug up.”
The records show he did not appear at a hearing on the order, which required him to stay 1,000 feet from her, her vehicle, and her address. He was also not supposed to possess dangerous weapons and he was supposed to comply with a mental health plan.
KING also reported that Zoya Shablikina had filed for multiple orders of protection against her son. It’s not clear if the one filed in May was the one that had not been served or if she had obtained a more recent one.
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