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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   Related Stories • Thousands to pay respects to slain Seattle police officer 11/6/09 • Seattle police tie Datsun to killing 11/6/09 • Friday memorial service planned for slain Seattle Police officer 11/4/09 • Slaying of officer reminds police of dangers of service 11/3/09 • Slain Seattle Police officer lived in Marysville 11/2/09   CONTACT THE HERALD Robert Frank, City Editor frank@heraldnet.com   Published: Friday, November 6, 2009 Person sought in officer's killing is shot in head Associated Press SEATTLE — Police today said they shot and wounded a man sought in the Halloween night killing of a Seattle police officer, just as a massive memorial service for the officer drew to a close. The shooting occurred as Seattle police detectives pursued a tip at an apartment complex in Tukwila, Tukwila police spokesman Mike Murphy said. Television footage showed dozens of cruisers surrounding the building, while some officers examined a car that, though covered by a tarp, resembled the profile of an old Datsun seen nearby when officer Timothy Brenton was killed. The man fled when approached by detectives outside the apartment building, but he was quickly boxed in, Murphy said. Three detectives opened fire when the man drew a handgun, he said. “When he produced a weapon that’s when it became a different situation,” Murphy said. A citizen earlier told authorities about the car, Murphy said. Two potential witnesses were also detained for questioning, he said. The Seattle Times quoted interim Seattle Police Chief John Diaz as saying the person of interest was 41 and had been shot in the head. The tarp-covered car was the one police were looking for in connection with the Brenton’s slaying, he said. The wounded man was critically injured and was being taken to surgery at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, hospital spokeswoman Susan Gregg-Hanson said. She refused to discuss his injuries. Brenton was shot and killed as he sat in a car with rookie officer Britt Sweeney after a traffic stop on Oct. 31. Sweeney was grazed in the neck but was able to return fire as a small, light-colored car sped away. The car, caught on surveillance cameras, was later identified as an early-1980s model Datsun 210. Thousands of officers from around the country attended a memorial today for Brenton at KeyArena in Seattle. Detectives have said they were looking into a possible connection between the killing and the Oct. 22 firebombings of three Seattle police cruisers and a mobile command post at a nearby city garage. Investigators reportedly found a note threatening to kill officers and fliers protesting police brutality at the arson scene. READER COMMENTS Be the first to comment. You must be a registered user and verify your e-mail address to post comments to blogs or articles on HeraldNet. To register, click here. To read other terms and conditions, click here. Log out

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