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Woman seen walking Tacoma road covered in blood suspected of killing husband

Nov 28, 2024, 2:55 PM | Updated: Nov 29, 2024, 1:09 pm

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Pierce County Sheriff's Office deputies arriving at a crime scene. (Photo courtesy of KIRO 7)

(Photo courtesy of KIRO 7)

A 52-year-old Pierce County woman was arrested after she allegedly stabbed her husband to death the day before Thanksgiving.

Pierce County deputies first responded to reports of a person walking along Ainsworth Ave. S covered in blood at 11:30 p.m. Wednesday in Parkland, according to Pierce County Public Information Officer Sergeant Darren Moss Jr.

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According to the 911 call, the woman was asking people for help.

When deputies arrived, they found a 62-year-old man dead outside of a home nearby.

Deputies said they were told the woman had stabbed her husband, according to KIRO 7.

“The 52-year-old woman was arrested and booked into the Pierce County Jail for murder in the second degree,” Darren Moss Jr. told KIRO Newsradio.

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Contributing: KIRO 7

Frank Sumrall is a content editor at MyNorthwest. You can read his stories here and you can email him here.

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