Man dies after detonating explosive device as officers approach Sumner property

A 46-year-old man died after detonating an explosive device as officers approached him at a Sumner property following a domestic violence call in Puyallup on Wednesday, police said.

Puyallup police received a 911 call at about 3 p.m. from a 45-year-old woman reporting a domestic violence incident at her apartment. Officers responded, but the male suspect had left before they arrived, according to Puyallup police.

Officers later learned the man might be at a property in the 7300 block of 166th Avenue East in Sumner. Police found him there and spent at least an hour attempting to negotiate with him.

A police K-9 and a drone were brought in to assist. Police said the suspect was outside when the K-9 handler and three other officers approached him.

The man then detonated an explosive device and died at the scene, police said.

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