Thread: 4 Police Officers Killed in Parkland, WA, Shot Dead 2 Hours Ago

WTF is going on up here!?!


PARKLAND, Wash. - Four police officers were shot and killed in a Sunday morning ambush at a Parkland-area coffee shop, officials said.

Pierce County Sheriff's Office spokesman Ed Troyer called the ambush "a targeted attack."

Officials at the scene said two gunmen burst into the Forza Coffee Co. outlet at 11401 Steele St. South, shot the four uniformed officers as they were working on their laptop computers, then fled the scene.

Other customers were inside the coffee shop at the time of the attack, but none of them were shot or injured.

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/78088192.html

eager for more information... namely, whether the two "suspects" are dead, in-custody, on the run, on a lear jet back to whatever foreign government lab they came from, etc. this is the first article i've seen that included "and fled the scene," even- everything else just says 4 cops shot to death, two "suspects," more info later.

kind of be nice to know what the public safety status is on that. I don't live in tacoma, but i'm just down the highway. if there's gonna be 200-mile-long hollywood style car chases complete with FA shootouts along the way, it would be good to know.

tid bit more info- at least we know he's on the run, and what he looks likeish

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Poli...-78089882.html

PARKLAND, Wash. - Four police officers have been shot and killed near McChord Air Force Base.

Pierce County Sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyer says that the officers were in a coffee shop near 116th Street and Steele Street on the east side of the Air Force base at about 8:30 a.m.

Police are searching for a male suspect and interviewing witnesses. Forza Coffee is near McChord Air Force Base in Tacoma.

Troyer says the officers were preparing for their shift when a suspect or suspects "walked in with a handgun, opened fire multiple times and then fled the scene," said Troyer.

Troyer called it an "ambush."

"We hopefully will have answers, but there is nothing more we can tell you," Troyer said. "That's as cold-hearted as it is."

Troyer said the suspect is a black male, 5-foot-7 and 5-foot-10, 20s to 30s, scruffy appearance, wearing a black coat, blue jeans.

A $10,000 reward is being offered for information. Tips can be called in to (253) 591-5959.

Troyer would not say what agency the officers were from until families could be notified.

Is it one or two perps? video at the bottom of the page

whats with closing airspace? is that standard?

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/78088192.html

PARKLAND, Wash. - Four police officers were shot and killed in a Sunday morning ambush at a Parkland-area coffee shop, officials said.
Pierce County Sheriff's Office spokesman Ed Troyer called the ambush "a targeted attack."

Officials at the scene said two gunmen burst into the Forza Coffee Co. outlet at 11401 Steele St. South, shot the four uniformed officers as they were working on their laptop computers, then fled the scene.

Other customers were inside the coffee shop at the time of the attack, but none of them were shot or injured.

A $10,000 reward is being offered for any information leading to the arrest of the suspects, Troyer said.

No description of the suspects is yet available.

Emergency personnel rushed to the scene after receiving a report that multiple officers were shot and killed in the ambush at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, according to reports from the scene.

Within minutes, hundreds of investigators and police were rushing to the scene. Roads were blocked in the vicinity of the attack.

One witness who was driving past said he saw an officer on the ground just after the shootings.

Authorities later closed off the air space over the scene of the shootings.

Unbelieveable!

I did some remodel work there a couple years ago, and have been back a few times for coffee, since.

It can happen anytime, anywhere.

For those not in the area, its a real nice, newer Forza coffee shop, with a large seating area.

Pray they get him soon.

And pray for the families of these officers.


On another note I hope they get this bubblegum and that he NEVER sees the inside of a prison. I hope he gets shot down in the street like a rabid dog!!

SEATTLE — Four police officers were shot dead in an ambush at a Washington state coffee house, a sheriff's official said Sunday.

The attack occurred east of McChord Air Force Base in Tacoma, Wash., about 35 miles south of Tacoma.

Authorities said two suspects entered Forza Coffee Co. and opened fire on the four police officers who were sitting inside, Fox affiliate q13fox.com reported.

Police are now searching for the two suspects, one white male and one black male, q13Fox.com reported. The black male is believed to be between 5'7" and 5'10" tall, wearing a black coat and blue jeans. There are no details on the physical description of the other male suspect.

The officers were going over paper work and drinking coffee before starting their shift when they were killed, q13fox.com reported.


"It was just a flat out ambush," Pierce County Sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyer told The News Tribune in Tacoma, Wash.


Investigators believe the officers were targeted, and it was not a robbery, Troyer said.

There were other customers in the coffee shop but only the four officers were hit, according to q13Fox.com.

"The four of them are known by everybody here," Troyer said. "We haven't got any information as to why this happened."

Roads were blocked around the attack. Dave Gabrielson, a clerk at Foot Mart about a block away from the coffee shop, said that the neighborhood was quiet when he opened the store at 8 a.m. local time. About 30 minutes later, "All of a sudden a million cops were zooming up and down the road," Gabrielson said.

He said he saw officers bring a police dog into a nearby apartment complex.

Troyer tells Seattle's KOMO-TV that the officers were hit near 116th Street and Steele Street on the east side of the Air Force base at about 8:30 a.m. local time.

McChord Base is not on lockdown, according to 62nd Airlift Wing Public Affairs Spokesman Bud McKay. The base is open and implementing its standard procedure of ID checks.

Local authorities are urging anyone with tips related to the suspects to call the Crime Tipline at (253) 591-5959. They are also offering a $10,000 reward for any information on the suspects.


What a shame. But I'm sure there are lessons to be learned from this. We can never be complacent about being aware of our surroundings and the people that enter our surroundings. I always look for exits and cover where ever I'm at, and make a plan. People may think I am weird because of that, but that is ok. I rather be weird and alive than normal and dead.

Man This is Crazy.. As Easy as it is to get a CHL in WA Im suprised no one was carrying.

I know, it is amazing how many people are prepared to just sit there and be slaughtered. What if the BGs were trying to kill everyone in that coffee shop? Was there no one who was prepared to protect themselves or others.

Four more of my brothers and sisters gone. Far to soon to have to put a mourning band over my badge again. Please included the families the fallen in your thoughts and prayers.

Tom

Someone has started a war and we haven't seen the end of this, that's forsure!
I would bet that the cops were putting the squeeze on some dope slingers and someone ordered a hit.

You had 4 well armed,trained, professionals wearing body armor get gunned down. I would seriously doubt that someone (a civilian) with a CC weapon would have stood a chance at that moment.

Originally Posted by Russianfist

Someone has started a war and we haven't seen the end of this, that's forsure!
I would bet that the cops were putting the squeeze on some dope slingers and someone ordered a hit.

You had 4 well armed,trained, professionals wearing body armor get gunned down. I would seriously doubt that someone (a civilian) with a CC weapon would have stood a chance at that moment.

That could be possible...although I know another thing we would have suspected in CID if something like this happened would be a "dirty cop" scenario. We will have to wait and see if any information ever becomes public.

Originally Posted by Russianfist

Someone has started a war and we haven't seen the end of this, that's forsure!
I would bet that the cops were putting the squeeze on some dope slingers and someone ordered a hit.

You had 4 well armed,trained, professionals wearing body armor get gunned down. I would seriously doubt that someone (a civilian) with a CC weapon would have stood a chance at that moment.

I'm of the same opinion, if those officers couldn't defuse this situation I doubt the average CHL holder could have been any help. On the other hand an unarmed citizen would have definitely been of no help.

Originally Posted by Russianfist

You had 4 well armed,trained, professionals wearing body armor get gunned down. I would seriously doubt that someone (a civilian) with a CC weapon would have stood a chance at that moment.

This describes only one law enforcement officer I know.

First of all my prayers go out to the fallen officers and their families, but I'm willing to bet that these thugs have been through the revolving doors we call the legal system many times and they could not obtain a legal firearm if they had to. unfortunatly the rest of us who do play by the rules with end up paying the price. The libs will try to under stand the purps and ban the tool.

Man this is the type of thing that goes on in Mexico, maybe I'am thinking that because of all the drug cartel crap from Mexico going on here now, and the fears that more shoot outs with LEO's and them cartels will start happening here.

We have to be praying for those families that will be without their loved ones this season. Something like this doesn't make any sense to me.

Sorry to hear this, man I have like 4 buddies on the seattle police force, I don't know what I'd do if they were killed like this, its almost like a mexican drug cartel murder.

Damn what the heck is going on in washington???
I hope to God they catch htis guy and shoot him in the head as well.
This is not the trend we want starting here.
And of course they will spin this to help get rid of guns for the good guys. But in the end it's still bad people that commit these crimes not the evil guns in their hands.
We need to focus and work on what make people act like this, and make sure they are punished beyond a plea and 30 years on death row.

May they rest in peace, their families have support, and their suspect see a muzzle flash.

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But all of us know it can come to an end
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Each Officer out there will never give up the fight
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Originally Posted by Russianfist

Someone has started a war and we haven't seen the end of this, that's forsure!
I would bet that the cops were putting the squeeze on some dope slingers and someone ordered a hit.

You had 4 well armed,trained, professionals wearing body armor get gunned down. I would seriously doubt that someone (a civilian) with a CC weapon would have stood a chance at that moment.

The one flaw in that thery is that looking at the police shootings here and how many rounds miss thier target. I have met and know people like us on this forum that are WAY BETTER SHOTS then 80% if not more of the police force out there. We train more, have better tools (then the street cop), use better ammo, etc.

Granted this is my opinion.