Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier killed saving woman

UPDATE

War veteran died a hero on the home front
KING 5 NEWS
by MEG COYLE
Posted on January 21, 2014

TACOMA - Sgt. First Class Shawn Woods dedicated his career to risking his life for the country. The 34-year-old served in Iraq and Afghanistan with the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Second Infantry. He is described by a superior as a soldier who "placed the needs of others above his own."

Appearing in Pierce County Superior Court, fellow soldier 29-year-old Chase Devyver, an Army medic, and now charged with Woods' murder.

Early Sunday morning at a home in Puyallup's South Hill neighborhood, Devyver and his girlfriend had been arguing when he allegedly stabbed her in the back. Hearing her screams, Woods tried to intervene. Prosecutors say that's when Devyver turned on Woods and stabbed him in the chest.

Sgt. First Class Woods was a husband, father, and highly decorated soldier. He was set to retire this year from a military career that included the meritorious service medal and four army commendation medals.
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Man dies, woman injured in South Hill stabbing
The News Tribune
BY ALEXIS KRELL
Staff writer
January 19, 2014

A man fatally stabbed a Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier and injured a woman in South Hill on Sunday before leading law enforcement on a high-speed chase on Canyon Road East, the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department said.

Deputies arrived after a 4 a.m. 911 call in the 9800 block of 185th Street East, where the owner of the home at which the stabbing happened called for help, Pierce County sheriff’s spokesman Ed Troyer said.

A group of people went to the house after drinking, Troyer said, and the 29-year-old suspect allegedly stabbed a 36-year-old woman multiple times in the back, then stabbed a 34-year-old man in the chest who tried to intervene.

The man with the chest wound died at the scene. The woman was taken to a hospital and was expected to survive, Troyer said.
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