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Four police officers shot dead at Lakewood coffee shop
komo news ^ | Nov 29, 2009

Posted on 11/29/2009 10:26:10 AM PST by KeyLargo

PARKLAND, Wash. - Four police officers were shot and killed in a Sunday morning ambush at a Parkland-area coffee shop, officials said.

Pierce County Sheriff's Office spokesman Ed Troyer called the ambush "a targeted attack."

Officials at the scene said two gunmen burst into the Forza Coffee Co. outlet at 11401 Steele St. South, shot the four uniformed officers as they were working on their laptop computers, then fled the scene.

Other customers were inside the coffee shop at the time of the attack, but none of them were shot or injured.

A $10,000 reward is being offered for any information leading to the arrest of the suspects, Troyer said.

Emergency personnel rushed to the scene after receiving a report that multiple officers were shot and killed in the ambush at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, according to reports from the scene.

Within minutes, hundreds of investigators and police were rushing to the scene. Roads were blocked in the vicinity of the attack.

One witness who was driving past said he saw an officer on the ground just after the shootings.

Authorities later closed off the air space over the scene of the shootings.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Washington
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To: Gaffer

AP

“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.

Christopher Monfort, 41, of suburban Tukwila, was charged in the shooting. Days after the shooting, Seattle detectives attempted to question Monfort at his residence. Police say that Monfort then ran from the detectives and tried to use a gun. The detective shot him.

Authorities also linked Monfort to the October firebombing of four police vehicles, with prosecutors saying Monfort waged a “one-man war” against law enforcement.”


21 posted on 11/29/2009 10:36:49 AM PST by KeyLargo
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To: KeyLargo

I’m predicting they were Islamic and the Lamestream will go through contortions trying to hide their religion or why it happened.


22 posted on 11/29/2009 10:37:49 AM PST by Nateman (If liberals aren't screaming you're doing it wrong.)
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To: Psycho_Bunny
That place is right next to the runway.

Thanks.

23 posted on 11/29/2009 10:39:11 AM PST by Glenn (Free Venezuela!)
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To: KeyLargo

Fox reports 2 suspect, one black and one white.


24 posted on 11/29/2009 10:39:46 AM PST by Gator113 (Obama is Americas First Failed Black Pres-dent.....)
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To: KeyLargo

Monfort relatives or friends?


25 posted on 11/29/2009 10:39:48 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: Krankor; KeyLargo

I read a report that said 2 males, one is black


26 posted on 11/29/2009 10:40:31 AM PST by nuconvert ( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

Ok I cant believe this is coming out of my mouth. But not everything is going to be ROP! OH FLAME AWAY.


27 posted on 11/29/2009 10:42:23 AM PST by crazydad
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To: KeyLargo

I’m assuming terrorism until they prove otherwise.


28 posted on 11/29/2009 10:43:25 AM PST by theDentist (fybo; qwerty ergo typo : i type, therefore i misspelll)
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To: KeyLargo

Dear God...may their souls rest in peace and may their families find comfort as they pass through these next days ahead. God bless them all and DAMN THOSE RESPONSIBLE.


29 posted on 11/29/2009 10:43:40 AM PST by cubreporter (.)
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To: KeyLargo

Sounds like a professional hit. No other injuries? Surgical strike.


30 posted on 11/29/2009 10:44:50 AM PST by FrogMom (No such thing as an honest democrat!)
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To: nuconvert; Gator113

The fog of war, I suppose ...there are widely varying accounts.

However, all four of the officers killed were sheriffs, who were known to gather at the coffee shop before their shifts and coordinate. Sheriffs often patrol rural or unincorporated areas, so I’d suspect this is a meth gang hit. It’s unusual, though, because they generally don’t take on law enforcement head on.


31 posted on 11/29/2009 10:46:31 AM PST by livius
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To: KeyLargo

Somebody must be mad that they didn’t get their 72 inch rims, 65 inch plasma and free Escalade from OBammy...It’s the racist cops fault anyways.../s


32 posted on 11/29/2009 10:48:03 AM PST by Dallas59 (No To O -Time is going by really really really really slow.)
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To: Glenn

33 posted on 11/29/2009 10:48:03 AM PST by KeyLargo
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To: I Hate Obama

“....... why else would they close off the airspace?”

Noise and interference from news media choppers. The police want immediate and complete control in such a situation.... and I don’t blame them.

It could also be their protocol in our terrorist infested world, especially this close to a military airbase.


34 posted on 11/29/2009 10:48:42 AM PST by Gator113 (Obama is Americas First Failed Black Pres-dent.....)
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To: Dallas59

Oh... and repeal all laws dealing with drug use and distribution.


35 posted on 11/29/2009 10:49:35 AM PST by Dallas59 (No To O -Time is going by really really really really slow.)
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To: livius

36 posted on 11/29/2009 10:49:59 AM PST by KeyLargo
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To: crazydad

No flames . It’s a big deal and not about you .


37 posted on 11/29/2009 10:50:25 AM PST by fantom (,)
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To: livius

What you say is correct. I worked for a Sheriff’s department for 30 years.


38 posted on 11/29/2009 10:52:56 AM PST by Gator113 (Obama is Americas First Failed Black Pres-dent.....)
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To: livius

Most recent Pierce County officer deaths:

Patch image: Pierce County Sheriff’s Department, WA Deputy Sheriff Kenneth J. Moran
Pierce County Sheriff’s Department, WA
EOW: Friday, October 6, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patch image: Pierce County Sheriff’s Department, WA Deputy Sheriff John Bananola
Pierce County Sheriff’s Department, WA
EOW: Monday, October 16, 1995
Cause of Death: Gunfire


39 posted on 11/29/2009 10:56:10 AM PST by KeyLargo
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To: Gator113

A brave man! Being a sheriff in some places is a lot more dangerous than being a city police officer.


40 posted on 11/29/2009 10:56:34 AM PST by livius
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