Pierce County authorities are seeking Kyler Lawrence on a first-degree manslaughter warrant in connection with the fentanyl toxicity death of his 5-year-old child in Puyallup last year. Deputies responded to a medical aid call at a Puyallup home shortly before 4 p.m. on March 13, 2025. The child’s mother, Jordan Shank, told investigators she had fallen asleep with the child the previous evening. She said Lawrence woke her around 4 a.m., saying the child looked unusual. Shank told deputies she found the child unresponsive, called 911 and began CPR. The child was pronounced dead at Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital. The Pierce County Medical Examiner determined the cause of death was acute fentanyl toxicity. Investigators reported finding two pieces of foil with brown substances and a glass pipe in what they believed was the child’s room. Court documents say Shank told investigators that she and Lawrence used fentanyl daily and had used it in a roommate’s room the night before the child died. Shank was arrested in May 2025 and charged with first-degree manslaughter. Lawrence left the scene before deputies could speak with him. Investigators initially believed he had escaped through the backyard, but probable cause documents for his case later said he had hidden in the attic while law enforcement was at the home. The Sheriff’s Office said it obtained a warrant for Lawrence in September 2026 after receiving new information. Authorities have not publicly specified what that information was. Lawrence is wanted on the charge; a warrant is an allegation, not a finding of guilt. Anyone who sees Lawrence or has information about where he is should call 911, the Sheriff’s Office said.