4 Deputies Ambushed And Killed

[slapout9]

4 Deputies were ambushed and killed in Seattle,Washington. Attack happened while they were working on their computers in a coffee shop, only the deputies were attacked. Link to CNN below.


http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/29/washington.police.shooting/

[Sergeant T]

This makes the third incident in the past six weeks targeting law enforcement in the region. Still hoping this isn't a harbinger of a return to the late '60's.

[davidbfpo]

I've worked alongside Pierce County Sheriffs many years ago, so these deaths remind me of good times there. Ambushing police officers in a donut shop on a Sunday morning is a very different ambush to what is "normal".

In the county there are many military installations, a divisional US Army base and as press reporting shows a USAF base. Just to add to the situational awareness.

[SethB]

To be clear, this was south of Seattle. About 30 miles south of where the last ambush took place.

The coffee shop is quite literally a stones throw away from McChord. Lakewood/Parkland is a fairly rough town. I worked there for many years and there was a lot of drug activity. We even found the remnants of mobile meth labs lying around a few times.

[Bob's World]

A good friend and retired SF LTC is a Deputy there....my prayers to him and his family as I dread seeing the names once released.

[Sergeant T]

Regardless if the "person of interest" is the perp or not, the real issue is why wasn't he still in jail/prison?


Clemmons was released from prison six days ago on bond, even though there is a warrant for his arrest after escaping from parole in Arkansas..

From: http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/29/washington.police.shooting/

Read the whole thing. Explicatives fail.