Seattle shooting suspect dead: Cops

A Sheriff’s spokesman in Washington state says Seattle police have fatally shot the man suspected of gunning down four police officers. Pierce County sheriff’s spokesman Ed Troyer said Maurice Clemmons was shot and killed early Tuesday in a Seattle neighbourhood. Authorities suspected Clemmons of killing the four Lakewood officers at a coffee shop on Sunday morning in Parkland,about 35 miles south of Seattle.

Seattle police found Clemmons after Pierce County authorities supplied addresses of hiding spots. Police have said they aren’t sure what prompted Clemmons to shoot the officers. Clemmons was described as increasingly erratic in the past few months.