Maurice Clemmons, Suspect in Wash. Police Killings Shot Dead

Seattle police shot and killed the fugitive suspected of gunning down four officers in a suburban coffee shop, a sheriff’s spokesman said Tuesday.

Maurice Clemmons was shot to death after a “very alert patrol officer” tracked down a stolen vehicle linked to him, Ed Troyer, a spokesman for the Pierce County sheriff, told Fox News.

Clemmons, 37, is suspected of murdering the four Lakewood police officers at a cafe Sunday morning in Parkland, a Tacoma suburb about 35 miles south of Seattle.

He was killed in a working-class neighborhood after police found him with the help of information about possible hiding spots, Troyer said.

“Shots were fired,” Troyer told “Fox & Friends” Tuesday. “We’re very happy that the Seattle police officer is OK. … This could have turned out a lot worse.”

Sgt. Mark Renninger, 39, and Officers Ronald Owens, 37, Tina Griswold, 40, and Greg Richards, 42, were the victims of Sunday’s shooting spree.

Troyer told Fox police arrested three people overnight on suspicion of rendering criminal assistance. The suspected getaway driver also was caught early Tuesday morning, about 6:30 a.m., he said at a briefing.

More arrests are coming, Troyer vowed.

“We’re also looking at family members who aided and abetted in his escape,” he told reporters. “They did everything they could to hamper our investigation. We expect to have six to seven people in custody by day’s end.”

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Police Shooting Suspect Not Found Inside Seattle Home

The suspect in the fatal shooting of four officers in Parkland was not found inside a Seattle home that was surrounded by a SWAT team and numerous officers, Pierce County Sheriff’s Detective Ed Troyer said.Maurice Clemmons, 37, was believed to be holed up in the home in the Leschi neighborhood after he was shot and wounded by one of the four slain officers before fleeing from the Parkland coffee shop where the Lakewood police officers were gunned down.

Troyer said the home was Clemmons’ last known location, but Clemmons was not inside when officers entered Monday morning.The location of Clemmons is not known, and it’s possible he may still be in the Leschi neighborhood, Troyer said. He said people who know Clemmons told investigators that he had been shot in the torso.The University Of Washington sent out an alert saying Clemmons may be in the University District in Seattle as police follow up on numerous leads about Clemmons’ whereabouts.Lakewood Police Chief Bret Farrar has scheduled a briefing at 10 a.m.

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