US Man shot, killed by police in Tukwila hotel believed he was meeting 2 girls under 12 years old

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."

Spoiler: bodycam footage

source: https://www.king5.com/article/news/...r-12/281-03098558-b006-4a14-866c-7ceb3f7fc374
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[KiwiFuzz2]

It would suck if someone was standing down below.

Cause of Death: Crushed by falling chomo.

 

[The Nothingness]

the non-existent girls were aged 7 and 11, so probably the sting was an adult pretending to be peddling small children to the pedo. Like how would kids that young get a hotel room themselves? probably why he brought along the gun because he was expecting an adult male to be there with the girls. anyway, feel-good video

That would explain why his hand was already on the gun when the cops opened the door.

 

[WonderWino]

Agreed thought it makes me wonder, if the first cop had trucked him after getting shot and threw him over the edge would he catch a charge?

Probably yeah. Pretty hard to justify throwing someone off a balcony like that when you're a cop and armed with a pistol. Surviving family would probably sue over that one and push for prosecution. Cops aren't really allowed to do that kind of thing

That said, shooting him multiple times after he's disarmed, on the ground and not moving is sketchy. I despise pedos as much as anyone but that isn't a good look and might even cause any surviving family members to scream it was done vindictively because he was there to meet kids and the cops wanted an excuse to kill him and make sure he was dead. Not that I give a shit, a dead pedo is a good thing and will be one less prisoner to house and less tax dollars wasted that are needed elsewhere. But that doesn't mean they won't get forced into a payout by the guys family

How stupid are these pedo's?

You think a 7 year old and an 11 year old would be able to travel across town and meet up at a hotel and you don't question it? Talk about thinking with your dick.

To be fair it depends on what the decoy told him. Could have given some story like the they were in town with a parent who left for a few hours to meet a client or something to that effect so they would be there alone for awhile. Its still a sketchy as fuck story that you'd have to be stupid to believe but not quite as likely to get seen through as the cops just telling him a couple kids somehow rented a hotel room on their own without anyone asking why or wondering where they'd get the money to do so

Also, its amazing something like this didn't happen during the old to catch a predator series, with a guy walking in, seeing chris hansen and just pulling a gun. If it can happen with a cop sting like this it could just as easily have happened there. You'd think they would have seen that coming and figured the risk and liability issues would have been too high to do a show like that

 

[The Dude]

Who says there's never any good news? A pedo finally gets what they deserve? This totally made my day! Gunning down pedophiles should be SOP.

 

[Pat Fried Rice]

Agreed thought it makes me wonder, if the first cop had trucked him after getting shot and threw him over the edge would he catch a charge? I mean the pedo had already shot one and if ending the threat means yeeting him off the 12th floor that definitely ends the threat?

According to a law enforcement friend of mine, no. If lethal force is authorized, it does not matter if that comes via a bullet, or the cold, hard, cruel hand of gravity.

Edit: mobilefag, tapped post before I was done. In the scenario I presented him, I did emphasize that the suspect had a weapon, and had already fired on officers

 

[Twinkie]

That said, shooting him multiple times after he's disarmed, on the ground and not moving is sketchy.

No it's not "sketchy". He had a gun and tried to shoot them. One of the cops did actually get shot, unclear if it was friendly fire or the pedo that got him. You keep shooting until a threat like that is neutralized.

 

[CoolSixtyNiner]

Pedo's hand was already on the gun when the door opened so either he suspected the cops or he was going to draw on young girls to do terrible things to them.

So, basically, why don't we publicly torture and execute pedophiles? Make it pay-per-view and number it like UFC and pour the money into helping children and it would make billions if the spectacle is done right. Make it like Running Man or Hunger Games.

 

[Breadbassket]

The most terrible decision this man made in his life was to be a disgusting pedophile. The second most terrible decision he made was attempting to pull out and fire a gun only feet away from multiple police officers.

 

[WonderWino]

No it's not "sketchy". He had a gun and tried to shoot them. One of the cops did actually get shot, unclear if it was friendly fire or the pedo that got him. You keep shooting until a threat like that is neutralized.

The threat is neutralized when the guy is on the ground weaponless and not moving. Shooting beyond that is how you get sued and catch charges because at that moment you're getting into behaving vindictively or deliberately trying to kill the suspect rather than neutralize them. You have to be careful with that shit or the family drags your ass to court. When its a pedo you're giving the cops a reason to want the guy dead and a reason for the family to think it may have been looking for a reason to kill him and deliberately using excessive force. Lets not forget, pedo or no its currently open season on cops and there are tons of people who would love a reason to make an example of one. Hell if this guy was black you'd already have the usual suspects screaming for his head and plastering that video far and wide demanding action

 

[Twinkie]

The threat is neutralized when the guy is on the ground weaponless and not moving. Shooting beyond that is how you get sued and catch charges because at that moment you're getting into behaving vindictively or deliberately trying to kill the suspect rather than neutralize them. You have to be careful with that shit or the family drags your ass to court. When its a pedo you're giving the cops a reason to want the guy dead and a reason for the family to think it may have been looking for a reason to kill him and deliberately using excessive force. Lets not forget, pedo or no its currently open season on cops and there are tons of people who would love a reason to make an example of one. Hell if this guy was black you'd already have the usual suspects screaming for his head and plastering that video far and wide demanding action

there was nothing "vindictive" or "excessive" about this. the entire shooting was over in like three seconds dumbass. the human brain doesn't work like that. you're spouting fantasy almost on the level of "they should've just shot the gun out of his hand"

you don't know what you're even talking about. if you pull a gun on the cops and try to shoot them, you are getting mag dumped simple as.

 

[KiwiFuzz2]

Embarrassing enough to get that phone call that your family member was killed by the cops while trying to fuck a 7-year old.

Suing the cops? No way.

I'd move to another state and change my name.

 

[Dragged Into Sunlight]

bodycam #3 coming out the door at around 0:43

it looks like shoots the guy right in the dick and he makes a awwwghhh sound like a nazi in wolfenstein.

edit: what is the smoke coming from the corpse at 0:59?

The fucking bullets in his body lol.

Go look at the ballistic gelatin tests on Youtube. Smoke pours out of the wounds.

 

[World Famous Quasi Payer]

the non-existent girls were aged 7 and 11, so probably the sting was an adult pretending to be peddling small children to the pedo. Like how would kids that young get a hotel room themselves? probably why he brought along the gun because he was expecting an adult male to be there with the girls. anyway, feel-good video

If he thought there was going to be a man there, he wouldn't have gone.

 

[ZazietheBeast]

A happy ending for everybody. One less pedo in the world makes for a better world.

 

[Markass the Worst]

Edit: nevermind found it I would post it but this is a SFW board according to the rules iirc

Not sure what rules you're looking at but NSFW content is allowed in reasonable amounts as long as it's spoilered.

 

[Haramburger]

link plz (I refuse to sign into youtube)
Edit: nevermind found it I would post it but this is a SFW board according to the rules iirc

the link is totally valid to post, you just wouldn't want to embed it raw if it had a graphic thumbnail, hiding it with spoiler tags would be 100% ok. You do fellow thread viewers a service by sharing.

 

[Buttigieg2020]

bodycam #3 coming out the door at around 0:43

it looks like shoots the guy right in the dick and he makes a awwwghhh sound like a nazi in wolfenstein.

edit: what is the smoke coming from the corpse at 0:59?

Sometimes burning powder and gasses will be carried into a wound cavity formed by a bullet and will continue to burn even after the bullet exits or stops.

Considering he was shot a couple dozen times, he probably had a lot of combustible stuff in him.

 

[gayberouse]

Not sure what rules you're looking at but NSFW content is allowed in reasonable amounts as long as it's spoilered.

the link is totally valid to post, you just wouldn't want to embed it raw if it had a graphic thumbnail, hiding it with spoiler tags would be 100% ok. You do fellow thread viewers a service by sharing.

Ah my bad, in that case enjoy fellow kiwis

Spoiler: NSFW vid

 

[Day of the Cope]

The threat is neutralized when the guy is on the ground weaponless and not moving. Shooting beyond that is how you get sued and catch charges because at that moment you're getting into behaving vindictively or deliberately trying to kill the suspect rather than neutralize them. You have to be careful with that shit or the family drags your ass to court. When its a pedo you're giving the cops a reason to want the guy dead and a reason for the family to think it may have been looking for a reason to kill him and deliberately using excessive force. Lets not forget, pedo or no its currently open season on cops and there are tons of people who would love a reason to make an example of one. Hell if this guy was black you'd already have the usual suspects screaming for his head and plastering that video far and wide demanding action

I fucking despise people like you with a passion. Midwits like you are the reason we have bullshit like "short-barreled rifles" and "high capacity magazines". So, you can keep your fucking mouth shut about how much force is appropriate. Never mind that you're assuming 100% accuracy during a mag dump, but the amount of adrenaline rushing through someone's system can literally make it possible for them to still retaliate. But really, the fact that you're worried about how the cops used just too many bullets on the child molester who brought a gun to what he thought was child is the kind of self-report that should get you banned from this site.

 

[Overwritten Tapes]

I hate to see people dying, but dude had it coming.