US News
Four US police officers shot dead near air force base (1st Lead)
Nov 29, 2009, 18:04 GMT
Washington - Four US police officers were shot dead by unknown gunmen near an air force base in Washington State Sunday in what police said was an ambush, US media reported.
The uniformed officers were sitting at a coffee shop in Tacoma, near the McChord Air Force Base, when two men stormed in and opened fire, broadcaster KING-TV reported.
Investigators believe the officers were targeted and that it was not a robbery. 'This was a targeted, selected ambush,' Pierce County police spokesman Ed Troyer told journalists.
Police have cordoned off streets around the scene and a manhunt was underway for the suspects, who fled the scene.
COMMENT
blog comments powered by DisqusLatest Headlines in US
- 1. Mitt Romney Addresses Tea Party Summit Pictures
- 2. Seven injured as US Navy plane crashes into apartments
- 3. At least three injured in US Navy plane crash
- 4. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, others to face death penalty trial
- 5. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, four others to face death penalty trial
Older Talkback
