Chainsaw-wielding Man Shot, Killed by Deputies Identified
OLYMPIA (AP) — Authorities have identified a man who was fatally shot by Pierce County deputies after they say he charged at them with a running chain saw.
The Olympian reports 36-year-old Justin Baker was shot and killed Tuesday outside his parents' home after his mother called 911 to report that he was armed with a chain saw.
Authorities say Baker didn't comply with commands to drop the tool and that an effort to subdue him with a stun gun was unsuccessful.
They say the deputies opened fire as Baker charged at them with the chain saw.
He died at the scene.
Records show the man had a long history of mental illness and assaulting his parents, who had filed for an emergency protection order against him after an incident last week.