Father wanted in 5-year-old son's fentanyl overdose death

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AI GeneratedThe Pierce County Sheriff's Office is searching for Kyler Lawrence, wanted for first-degree manslaughter following the fentanyl-related death of his five-year-old son, Brentley. While the child's mother was previously charged, new evidence reveals Kyler was hiding in the attic while first responders attempted to save the boy.
We begin with a plea from the aunt of a five-year-old
who died from fentanyl exposure
last year. Tonight, the Pierce County Sheriff's Office
is searching for his father, who was
wanted in connection to the child's death.
Brentley was an innocent five-year-old boy
who did not deserve what happened to him.
So please do the right thing. Call 911.
Tyler deserves to be held accountable.
This is who she's talking about, Kyler Lawrence,
who prosecutors believe was dealing
and using drugs inside the home where his five-year-old
died. Now a new warrant is out for his arrest.
It stems from 2025 when deputies were called to
a home in Puyallup for an unresponsive child.
The boy, Brentley Lawrence, did not survive and
his death was attributed to acute fentanyl toxicity.
In May of 2025, the boy's mother,
Jordan Shanks, was arrested and charged.
According to court documents, she admitted
to using fentanyl with Kyler in the days leading up
to Brentley's death. Now, new details are coming
to light about Kyler. According to court documents,
Kyler was at the home when first responders
arrived that fateful day in March.
But when law enforcement got there, he wasn't found.
Court documents say Kyler was hiding in the attic
and that Shanks concealed where he was
to law enforcement until
this summer where she began telling detectives more about that day.
We've all known that Kyler has been guilty from day one.
We were under the impression that he fled the scene
and that they could not establish probable cause.
But the warrant affidavit is saying that he was in the attic
the entire time that they were trying to save his son.
So he sat up there listening to them do CPR and start an IV
and everything else they did at the scene to try to revive him.
Tonight, detectives have a warrant
for first-degree manslaughter to arrest Kyler.
and court documents indicate they may know where he is.
If you see Kyler, you're asked to call 911 immediately.
