King County will conduct inquest into Clemmons shooting
Published 7:19 pm Friday, January 15, 2010
SEATTLE — King County Executive Dow Constantine has ordered an inquest into the shooting death of Maurice Clemmons — the man police say gunned down four Lakewood police officers in November in suburban Tacoma.
Clemmons was shot and killed by a Seattle police officer following a two-day statewide manhunt.
In an inquest, fact-finding hearings are conducted before a six-member jury. Inquests are a routine procedure after a person is killed by a law enforcement agent.
