The suspect who was killed by police inside a Tukwila hotel was a suspect in a case of crimes against children.
On Wednesday, Seattle Police Department officers were conducting an operation at the hotel as part of the department's Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce. During the operation, officers shot and killed a 67-year-old suspect who believed he was going to meet two young girls, ages 7 and 11, in a hotel room.
New body camera footage shows SPD officers inside a hotel room at the DoubleTree Suites in Tukwila. They are seen opening the door to confront the suspect when he quickly pulls a handgun out of his jacket.
Several gunshots were heard on the video. The suspect died at the scene.
One officer was grazed by a bullet and was treated on the scene for minor injuries.
The shooting happened around 3 p.m. and several people heard the shots or saw it happen.
A hotel guest from Texas in the area for business told KING 5 he had to barricade himself in the hotel kitchen.
"I heard a loud pop, I assumed it might have been maintenance. Seconds later, another pop and after that, a rapid succession of gunfire," Erik Wehrmeister said. "I turned around and saw someone shooting downward into the floor, and that's when I made a run for the kitchen into the corridor and barricaded in one of the offices."
source: https://www.king5.com/article/news/...r-12/281-03098558-b006-4a14-866c-7ceb3f7fc374
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On Wednesday, Seattle Police Department officers were conducting an operation at the hotel as part of the department's Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce. During the operation, officers shot and killed a 67-year-old suspect who believed he was going to meet two young girls, ages 7 and 11, in a hotel room.
New body camera footage shows SPD officers inside a hotel room at the DoubleTree Suites in Tukwila. They are seen opening the door to confront the suspect when he quickly pulls a handgun out of his jacket.
Several gunshots were heard on the video. The suspect died at the scene.
One officer was grazed by a bullet and was treated on the scene for minor injuries.
The shooting happened around 3 p.m. and several people heard the shots or saw it happen.
A hotel guest from Texas in the area for business told KING 5 he had to barricade himself in the hotel kitchen.
"I heard a loud pop, I assumed it might have been maintenance. Seconds later, another pop and after that, a rapid succession of gunfire," Erik Wehrmeister said. "I turned around and saw someone shooting downward into the floor, and that's when I made a run for the kitchen into the corridor and barricaded in one of the offices."
source: https://www.king5.com/article/news/...r-12/281-03098558-b006-4a14-866c-7ceb3f7fc374
archive: https://archive.md/wip/5BK73
