4 Officers Shot and Killed in Washington

UPDATE Dec 1, 2009 Police have shot and killed the suspected gunman
SEATTLE - UPDATE:From Fox News Source: "One of four police officers killed in an ambush at Forza Coffee in Lakewood fought with the gunman and may have wounded him before the officer died just outside the doorway.
Pierce County Sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyer says two of the officers were "basically executed" while sitting in the shop, and a third was killed after standing up. The fourth apparently struggled with the gunman out the doorway and "gave up a good fight," getting off a few shots before he was either shot there or succumbed to earlier wounds.
"We believe there was a struggle, a commotion, a fight ... that he fought the guy all the way out the door,"
The gunman opened fire on the officers as they sat working on their laptops, killing the three men and one woman in what Troyer described as a targeted ambush.
Forza Coffee is just south of McChord AFB. Troyer said officers were looking for one male suspect who fled the scene and haven't ruled out an accomplice, possibly a getaway driver.
Troyer said the officers - all from the Lakewood Police Department - were catching up on paperwork at the beginning of their shifts when they were attacked at 8:15 a.m. Sunday.
"There were marked patrol cars outside and they were all in uniform," Troyer said.
With no known suspects, there was no indication of any connection with the Halloween night shooting of a Seattle police officer. The suspect in that shooting remains hospitalized.
Troyer would not release the names of the victims in Sunday's shooting. He said Lakewood has a small police force and the deaths represent a loss of 10 percent to 15 percent of the department.
Troyer estimated that a couple of hundred officers from the Washington State Patrol and multiple surrounding police agencies in the area were at the crime scene, with some coming on their own time.
Dave Gabrielson, a clerk at Foot Mart about a block away from the coffee shop, told the newspaper all was quiet when he opened the store at 8 a.m. About 30 minutes later, "All of a sudden a million cops were zooming up and down the road," Gabrielson said.
He said he saw officers bring a police dog into a nearby apartment complex.
Last month, Seattle police officer Timothy Brenton was shot and killed Halloween night as he was sitting in a cruiser with trainee Britt Sweeney. Sweeney was grazed in the neck.
Authorities say the man charged with that shooting also firebombed four police vehicles in October as part of a "one-man war" against law enforcement. Christopher Monfort, 41, was arrested after being wounded in a firefight with police days after the Seattle shooting. He remains hospitalized in stable condition, the hospital said Sunday.
The officers killed Sunday were a patrol squad made up of three officers and their sergeant. No threats had been made against them or other officers in the region, sheriff's officials said. Their families have been notified.
"We lost people we care about. We're working to find out who did this and deal with him." Pierce County Sheriff Paul Pastor told reporters at the scene."

Authorities have set up a tipline for the public to call with any information. That number is 866-977-2362. If you have any information that may help assist in this situation please call this line. A reward is now being offered through Crime Stoppers.

A prayer vigil will be held Sunday night at 6pm at the Champions Centre in Tacoma located at 1819 E 72nd St."

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[GeorgeVVX]

well well well. if only those four cops had been carrying guns! THEY WOULD HAVE PUT THAT SHOOTER DOWN IN AN INSTANT! If only the barrista had remembered his RPG. HE WOULD HAVE PUT THAT SHOOTER DOWN IN AN INSTANT! People SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO CARRY IN PUBLIC PLACES so they can PUT THAT SHOOTER DOWN IN AN INSTANT!

[TyneRoseMedia]

They did have their side arms, the shooter took off with one of their guns after the shooting. It's a shame that it went down that way though. I wish they would have not lost their lives...... if the justice system had done it right he would have not even been out of jail to kill them.Just glad that he is dead now and cannot hurt anyone else.

[ben5017]

Would the police give a shit if it were 4 civilans?

The good I had seen you do everyday is stoplight cameras, speeding cameras, bullshit tickets ... if you as police want the support and love of the public, please stop screwing us every day with your money making ticket games!

if you want loyalty, you have to give loyalty!

[LavaMountainKat]

um, when they banned handguns in the UK it did not even reduce gun crime or any crime in general, and its the same everywhere a gun law is introduced, so why should we give up our rights for a feel good law that has not ever worked?

[PattyBadFingers]

@DamitDre There just doing their jobs, if you speed, you are braking the law. It doesn't matter if it is one mile per hour, or 50 miles per hour over the speed limit. It's against the law. And as for them being ass holes, they ussually only treat you how you treat them.

And there is nothing that says they have to be nice about how they do things. I bet that if you got pulled over speeding and got a mouthful, you'd probably think twice before doing it again.

Cops protect you. Give em a brake.

[kayakbruce1]

an armed society is a polite society

[Rooster1Cogburn]

@cephl0pOd You stupid fuck. Why don't you explain why places that allow people to carry concealed weapons have lower crime rates? Columbine could have been prevented if more people were armed too. If you don't like freedom and support the Constitution of this country, including th 2nd Amendment, get the fuck out. Go to China and you won't have to worry about guns in the hands of the people there - and neither does the Chinese gov. so they do whatever they feel to the people.

[groundfighter89]

your retarted... criminals commite criminal acts.. banning guns for people only take guns out of the law abiding citizen. do you really think the criminal is going to care if a law is passed that makes it illegal for them to carry a gun...umm NO dumbass its already illegal for them to have weapons

[loveusorleaveus]

I never got the whole story but see some comments backing up the murderer? Not just that they were cops, they were parents, sons and Americans ambushed.

[1southie]

your a mega douche bag....the jena noose incident got world wide attention and publicity of pond. scum like sharpton and jackson.you what to know the hoiffic truth of blatant racism,look up what happened toChannon Christian and Chris Newson who in Jan.,2007 were carjacked by five blacks and over several days beat,rape,tortured,sodimized both of them...they took Chris outside,set him on fire and then shot him .Channon went through another round of rape..where is the rage...filthy niggers

[TheJomogogo]

That's bullshit no cop has called you a nigger they're shit scared of complaints from coons who say that

[ambermay2]

the police officers are out there trying to protect us everyday and night. my friend was a police officer for many years and now shes dead. if you think killing police is not a crime and that its ok to do then you are crazy. if we didnt have police then hafe of the united states would be dead. so think before going and killing a officer and think about their families and their friends. there is 11 kids without their parents this holiday, STOP KILLING THE POLICE!!!!

[hondakawa83]

You dumb bastards need to pull your heads out your asses!!! This guy commited a crime, the racist card isnt working any more!!! So go fuck yourself!!! Rest in peace the officers that died