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FATAL stabbing of Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier
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LAKEWOOD, Wash. —
Lakewood police are looking for five black men in their mid 20s after a 20-year-old Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier died from his injuries in a stabbing early Saturday morning, police said.
The stabbing happened after 2:30 a.m. in a parking lot in the 12500 block of Pacific Highway Southwest.
According to authorities, a vehicle passed by three active duty JBLM soldiers and yelled something about being “white.” One of the soldiers then yelled back something about the men treating combat solider with disrespect.
The car turned around and stopped next to the soldiers.
Police said five men got out of the car, surrounded the soldiers and a verbal confrontation started between the two groups.
The men returned back to the vehicle after the driver noticed the soldiers were combat veterans.
According to police, as the group returned to the vehicle, one of the men bumped into Tevin Geike and the two others saw him fall to the ground as the car drove away. They had discovered he was stabbed.
After police arrived, they found Geike with multiple stab wounds. He died from his injuries at the scene.
Friends identified Geike as the victim to KIRO.
Police described the main suspect in his early 20s, about 6 feet 1 inch tall, medium build and wearing a blue zip up. The driver was described as 5 feet 7 inches tall, short cropped hair and wearing a blue and white horizontal striped shirt. One man was described as 5 feet 7 inches tall, short hair and wearing a gray tank top. Another man was described as 5 feet 6 inches to 5 feet 7 inches tall, wearing camouflage pants (described as paintball splats). The fifth man is described as 5 feet 6 inches tall.
Police are now looking for the five black men and their vehicle is described as a midnight blue BMW sedan or VW Jetta with four doors, tinted windows, stock rims and low-profile tires.
Anyone with information is urged to call the Lakewood Police Department.The Police Department has asked that anyone with information about the incident, the suspects or the vehicle to call 253-798-4721.
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