Cop Killer Killed

December 1. 2009

Maurice Clemmons

A very disturbed man, Maurice Clemmons, who went on a rampage at a coffee shop, murdering four police officers, has been killed by the Seattle Police Department. The officers, Tina Griswold, 40, Ronald Owens, 37, Sgt. Mark Renninger, 39 and Greg Richards, 42, each leave behind spouses and children, in what is a terrible, senseless tragedy. My condolences to their families.

Clemmons clearly had some deep rooted issues and chose to vent them in a very negative manner. Murdering police officers was not the answer to his problems, as now he has deprived four families, with young children, of their loved ones. Violence is not the way.

Tacoma Suspect Is Killed by Police Officer in Seattle

December 1, 2009 - SEATTLE - A man suspected of fatally shooting four uniformed police officers was shot and killed early Tuesday by a Seattle police officer who chanced upon him during a routine patrol.

A memorial for the four slain officers was set up outside the Lakewood Police headquarters in Lakewood, Wash., on Monday.

The death of the suspect, Maurice Clemmons, 37, capped a huge manhunt that had fanned out through Seattle over the last two days involving scores of police officers. Officials said Mr. Clemmons had been carrying a gun that had belonged to one of the four officers, who were killed at a coffee shop near Tacoma on Sunday morning.

http://www.nytimes.com