Four Officers Murdered in Lakewood, Washington Shooting VIDEO

November 29th, 2009

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Earlier today, four police officers were killed “execution style” in Lakewood, Washington.  They were said to have been ambushed in a coffee shop.

The officers were sitting in the coffee shop before the start of their shifts, reading on their computers, when the shooting occurred, Sheriff’s Department spokesman Ed Troyer said. Authorities believe the officers were meeting and going over cases or doing paperwork, he said.

A gunman came inside and shot all four officers, Troyer said. Two coffee shop employees and other customers inside the shop were unharmed, said Troyer, who said the shooting “was a targeted, selected ambush.”

The families of the officers have been notified. And they have a description of the suspect.

A $10,000 reward was offered for information leading to an arrest, Troyer said.

Police are looking for one man in connection with the attack, which happened at about 8 a.m., Troyer said. The suspect is described as an African-American man, between 5 feet 7 inches and 5 feet 10 inches tall, wearing a black coat and blue jeans, with a “scruffy” appearance, he said. The man is believed to have fled the coffee shop on foot, he said.

Authorities are not ruling out the possibility that a second person was involved in the attack, Troyer said.

I just don’t get it. How could someone decide that this is OK?

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    Baby, thanks for posting this. This happened about 30 miles from where we live. It’s just sickening.

    xoxo j

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  • Erika

    On TxGiving I was at Starbucks at Green Lake abt 3:30PM (they closed at 4PM)
    In the corner facing west I talked to a fellow that was hooded had several bags with him (he looked clean) and told him that in a while he might go out to the dumpster because I asked a clerk inside to put the leftover food in a bag; (a shame that Starbucks wasted all of this leftover food) He very quietly said thanks. A few days later I told my hubby that that guy looks familiar. I wonder if they have cameras outside also; they do inside.