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Pierce County, WA Father Arrested In 5-Year-Old's Fentanyl Death

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Status

Reported, not yet confirmed

Independent sources

2

First seen

Oct 13, 3:19 PM PDT

updated Oct 13, 5:51 PM PDT

Topic

Local News

Reported by KCPQ (FOX 13 Seattle) and KIRO 7 (CBS), not yet confirmed.

What Happened

The Pierce County Sheriff's Office is searching for a father charged and wanted in the 2025 fentanyl death of a 5-year-old, KIRO 7 and KCPQ reported.

Written by our system from the sources below (2), version 1, Oct 13, 6:19 PM PDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.

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How It Unfolded

Oct 13, 4:17 PM PDT · first source seenOct 13, 6:19 PM PDT · published

Official Confirmation

No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.

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Pierce County and its neighbours, as they are right now. The event is placed on the county; it is not drawn as a point.

How We Decided

Oct 13, 4:30 PM PDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 13, 6:19 PM PDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.