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| Gunman dead after shooting that killed Washington police officer |
| 2016-12-01 |
| [FOXNEWS] A Washington police officer died late Wednesday after being shot several times while responding to a domestic violence call, officials said, adding that the suspect was shot and killed after an 11-hour standoff. Police said rescuers freed a girl and boy who the unidentified gunman had used as human shields inside the home where he was holed up. The killer was shot at approximately 3:30 a.m. Thursday, Pierce County Sheriff's Department front man Ed Troyer said, adding that the gunman refused to surrender during negotiations. The male officer, who has not been named, was shot with a gun inside the home. The officer was pronounced dead at 9:13 p.m. local time after undergoing emergency surgery at Tacoma General Hospital. He was the 132nd officer to die in the line of duty this year, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. More than 60 of the 132 were shot to death. At least eight were responding to reports of domestic disturbances. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Versushow many killed in the military, I wonder? Based on quick numbers crunching, military deaths from KIA and homicides from 1996 to 2015 average around .1% of total personnel. I don't have numbers for law enforcement. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2016-12-01 17:08 |
| #2 From local news "We negotiated through the night. Negotiations failed. We went in. Took one of the kids when we had a chance and (the suspect) grabbed the other kid. One of our officers felt he had a shot. He took it," said Det. Ed Troyer, Pierce County Sheriff's Department spokesman. There was a procession and people and officers lining the streets when the officers body was transported from the Hospital to the Morgue during the night. About a hundred people came to honor the fallen officer during a procession that left the hospital and went to the medical examiner's office. There was also a large police presence at Tacoma General Hospital, and a chaplain arrived several hours after the officer was transported for surgery. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2016-12-01 13:22 |
| #1 Versus how many killed in the military, I wonder? |
| Posted by: Bobby 2016-12-01 13:12 |