4 Washington State Police Officers Shot Dead Inside Coffehouse In Whats Being Called A ''Targeted Execution''
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NY Daily News: Four cops were shot and killed in cold blood Sunday morning while they sat in a coffeehouse in a Seattle suburb by a gunman who escaped on foot.
The three men and one woman - a patrol team with the Lakewood Police Department in Lakewood, Wash. - were fully armed and wearing their uniforms and bulletproof vests as they prepared to go on shift.
The cops were sitting at a table in the Forza Coffee shop with their laptops out doing paperwork when the shooter walked in and began firing at them with a pistol, authorities said.
"This was an execution. These four were targeted," said Sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyer.
"There was two baristas and some other customers in there, none of them were hurt or shot at or aimed at. It was not a robbery."
All four died instantly.
The public information officer for the Lakewood Police Department broke down during an attempt to brief the press at the scene.
Troyer said the reason for the chilling assassination is unknown.
"We have no motive at all. I don't think when we do find out it will make sense," he said.
Their police cruisers were parked out front, visible to anyone approaching.
The coffee shop - part of a regional chain - is owned by retired police officer Brad Carpenter.
The baristas and customers were so traumatized that it was hard to get them to calm down enough to describe what they saw, police said.
The gunman - described as a scruffy, 20-something black man of medium height wearing a black coat, grey hoodie and blue jeans - fled. He was described as armed and dangerous and citizens were urged to take precautions.
A massive manhunt was under way, with reinforcements coming in from Seattle and various surrounding towns.
The coffee shop is in a strip mall right next to McChord Air Force Base, about 40 miles south of Seattle.
Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire said she was "shocked and horrified."
"Our police put their lives on the line every day, and tragedies like this remind us of the risks they continually take to keep our communities safe," she said.
The shooting comes just a month after the Halloween ambush of a Seattle police officer who was shot and killed while sitting in his car, allegedly by Christopher Monfort, a crazed former security guard who took courses in law enforcement.
He allegedly also torched three police cruisers, rigged several bombs hoping to kill cops and left notes threatening all police officers.
Monfort was shot in the head during his arrest Nov. 6 and remains in custody. He is due to be arraigned Tuesday.
Troyer said there appeared to be no connection.
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Comment by John taylor on December 1, 2009 at 11:21am -
Im glad the four cops got shot and killed, whether he was a rapist or not! I don't feel sorry for the families at all! When a child or adult gets killed by a dirty cop nothing like this happens! Meaning tv newspapers someone has to catch it on film in order for it to be on national tv. This issue sends a message to law enforcement your not untouchable!!!
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Comment by aim on December 1, 2009 at 9:04am -
looks lyke da cops won and killed dat sorry f****** rapist
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Comment by Tre on December 1, 2009 at 12:17am -
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Comment by nickevery on November 30, 2009 at 8:43pm -
"did you see that guy in the video rocking the black flag shirt by nick every? GOOGLE Nick Every"!!!
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Comment by hazEiNmYdutch on November 30, 2009 at 8:00pm -
Yea just get violent
S*** if u ask me this shud be happening all over the f***** country, put these mutha fuckas in their place...WORD
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Comment by badguy101proof on November 30, 2009 at 7:30pm -
FOUR COPS TO ONE GUY THIS MOTHA FUCKA HAD TO BE A NINJA
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Comment by Dez DaRealest on November 30, 2009 at 7:15pm -
Oh snap, Thisis50.com finally reported some news about this lame a** state. I can't say I feel bad for the cops themselves, not knowing if they were good cops or bad cops, but I do feel bad for the families of the victims. Everybody's making a big deal out of this s***, because 5 cops in total were killed in WA this month alone. Now, all the cops out here in the Tacoma/Lakewood area will have another excuse to pull me over while I'm going to or from work. F***!!!
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Comment by thyn young on November 30, 2009 at 6:53pm
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we hate the police out here
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Comment by Bee Jay on November 30, 2009 at 5:35pm -
tacoma
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Comment by Krome on November 30, 2009 at 5:33pm -
BTW J MONEY YOU P**** B****....STFU AND GET THE PIGS DICKS OUT YOUR MOUTH. YOU SORRY SOFT A** F****** P****. I HOPE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY GETS SHOT UP FOR POSTING SUCH A STUPID A** COMMENT. F*** THE COPS..NEVER DID LIKE THE POLICE LET THE WHOLE WORLD KNOW.......
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