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Pierce County sheriff's deputies kill a man they say had a grenade

 The Pierce County Force Investigation Team takes over the scene where deputies shot and killed a man they say was holding a hand grenade.
Pierce County Sheriff’s Department
The Pierce County Force Investigation Team takes over the scene where deputies shot and killed a man they say was holding a hand grenade.

Pierce County sheriff’s deputies shot and killed a man they say was holding a hand grenade while walking along train tracks just outside Tacoma Friday morning.

A sheriff’s spokesman says deputies were following the man along the tracks near Franklin Pierce High School in the Midland area of Pierce County. When the deputies reached 112th Street, they called out “shots fired,” the spokesman said.

No deputies were injured. The man who was killed has not been identified. Many details of the incident are still unclear. The Pierce County Force Investigation Team is handling the case .

This is a developing story.

Will James reports on ideology, covering how information spreads, how beliefs form, and how those beliefs interact with the real world.