Man dies after stabbing in Tacoma, WA; woman arrested

Suspect wanted in deadly Tacoma stabbing

Tacoma police are searching for a suspect after a man who was stabbed near Ernest S. Brazil Street and South M Street died at a local hospital.  

TACOMA, Wash. - A woman has been arrested after a man was stabbed in Tacoma and later died at the hospital Sunday night. 

What we know:

According to the Tacoma Police Department, officers responded to a local hospital around 8:30 p.m. after a patient arrived with stab wounds. Authorities said the victim was taken to the hospital in a private vehicle and died before officers arrived. 

Police later located a crime scene near South M Street and Earnest S. Brazill Street, near a Safeway store.

Tacoma Police on scene of a fatal stabbing investigation on May 24, 2026. (FOX 13 Seattle)

Early the next day, police arrested a woman for second-degree murder and booked her into the Pierce County Jail.

The department said detectives and crime scene technicians are investigating the case as a homicide.

What we don't know:

It is unknown what led to the stabbing. The female suspect has not been identified.

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