Justin Baker’s parents had a protection order against him, so they called 911 in August when he showed up outside their Graham home, carrying a running chain saw.
Five Pierce County sheriff’s deputies responded and tried to talk Baker, 36, into dropping the chain saw. When he charged at them, they all opened fire.
Baker was shot 27 times. He died at the scene.
On Monday, Prosecutor Mark Lindquist said deputies David Sutherland, Brian Coburn, Robert Blumenschine, Roger Fuller and Chad Helligso acted lawfully when they shot Baker.
A separate investigation also found the deputies acted according to department procedure.
Baker had a substantial and potentially fatal amount of methamphetamine and amphetamines in his system at the time of the shooting Aug. 30 in the 9000 block of 262nd Street East, according to the Medical Examiner’s Office.