WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The man accused of shooting to death four
police officers in Washington State has been killed after two days on
the run, a police detective told CNN on Tuesday.
The suspect, Maurice Clemmons, was shot early on Tuesday morning by
police in Seattle, Pierce County Sheriff's Department spokesman Ed
Troyer told CNN.
"They came into contact with the suspect about an hour ago," Troyer
said. "Shots were fired and the suspect was shot and killed."
Clemmons was wanted in connection with the murders of the four
officers in a Tacoma, Washington-area, coffee shop on Sunday morning.
The officers were preparing for their day shift when they were shot
with a handgun, police said.
Authorities have described the shootings at the Forza Coffee shop as
an ambush. It occurred about 40 miles southwest of Seattle and near
McChord Air Force Base.