Four Lakewood, WA Police Officers Killed in Ambush

A tragic day in the law enfocement community. Sad news to report out of Pierce County, WA.

Four Lakewood Police Officers, three male and a female, have been killed in an ambush execution early this morning at a coffee shop in Pierce County.

From the Seattle Post Intellegence:

"Four uniformed police officers were shot and killed in Pierce County Sunday morning in a coffee shop as they worked on their laptop computers, authorities said.

Investigators believe the officers were targeted, and it was not a robbery. A suspect remained at large."

Read the full story and view press conference video and photos at Seattle Post Intellegence:

• Four Officers Killed in Pierce County

My thoughts and prayer go out to the families and friends of the fallen officers as well as to the entire law enforcement community.

-RF

UPDATE (11/30/09, 5:25AM PT):  The suspect, apparently shot and wounded during the ambush, has been tracked to a Seattle home and is currently in a barricaded standoff with police. Also, the four fallen officers have been added to the Officer Down Memorial Page. -RF

UPDATE (11/30/09, 9:11PM PT): The suspect wanted in connection with the shooting eluded police this morning. Police surrounded a second home is Seattle this evening, however, the manuhunt continues as the suspect was not found. Several relatives believed to have helped the suspect elude police have been arrested. Read full story... -RF

REWARD INFORMATION

There is a warrant and $125,000 REWARD for information leading to the arrest of Maurice Clemmons, the suspect in the Lakewood police officer shooting. The warrant is for four counts of first degree murder. He has a gunshot wound and knows there is an ongoing law enforcement manhunt and should be considered armed and dangerous.

The Pierce County Sheriff's Department has jurisdiction and is continuing their investigation into the shooting deaths of the four officers and anyone with information on the crime is urged to call 866-977-2362. The reward money was put up by the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigations), ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms) and Crime Stoppers. -RF

FINAL UPDATE (12/01/09, 4:52AM PT): Maurice Clemmons, the suspect wanted in connection with the deadly shooting of four Lakewood, WA Police Officers, has been shot and killed by police in a confrontation around 2:30AM PT ending a near 48-hour massive manhunt.  Read full story... -RF