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Another great example of why you should try to park your G-ride in a garage...
http://www.thenewstribune.com/...t-off-duty-fife.html
Sheriff's department: Off-duty Fife officer fatally shoots man outside officer's Orting home
Published: July 30, 2013
An off-duty Fife police officer fatally shot a 21-year-old man outside the officer’s Orting home Tuesday night just after 10 p.m., Pierce County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Ed Troyer said.
The man apparently lives in the same neighborhood as the 35-year-old officer, and drove to the officer’s house in the 19600 block of 207th Street Court East, where he was shot and killed by the policeman, Troyer said.
Deputies recovered a rifle outside the house that they believe belongs to the man who was killed, Troyer said.
The man killed had called dispatchers earlier in the evening and made comments about shooting people, and appears to have had past mental health issues, Troyer said.
Deputies weren't aware of anyone else that had been hurt Tuesday night, he said, but to be sure were checking on people the man threatened while on the phone with dispatchers.
The Sheriff’s Department was investigating the death.
Further details were not immediately available.
http://www.komonews.com/news/l...rting-217704231.html
Off-duty police officer shoots and kills man in Orting
Published: Jul 30, 2013 at 10:50 PM PDT Last Updated: Jul 31, 2013 at 8:35 AM PDT
ORTING, Wash. - An off-duty Fife police officer shot and killed a man Tuesday night outside his Orting home.
Pierce County Sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyer said a man with known mental health issues made repeated 911 calls throughout Tuesday night.
It's unclear why he was calling police, but Troyer said the man told dispatchers he was going to shoot someone.
A short time later, Troyer said that same man arrived at the Orting home of a Fife police officer. The homeowner, who was off duty at the time, told the man to leave. When he wouldn't, the officer called 911.
"As the Fife police officer was calling 911, he heard things hitting the house and it appeared shots were being fired. He returned fire, striking the suspect and killing him," Troyer said.
It's unclear why the disgruntled man stopped at the house, but Troyer said it appears he knew it was an officer's home.
"We believe so, because there was a marked patrol car in the driveway," he said.
When deputies arrived moments later they found a rifle near the deceased man, according to Troyer.
Jason Davis, a neighbor who lives across the street, says he saw the disgruntled man drive his car to the officer's driveway and park there. He says it appeared that the man walked up to the officer's front door then turned around and walked back to his car.
At that point, Davis says he heard four to six gunshots. He believes they were pistol shots.
"I know the difference betwen a rifle and a pistol, and there was no rifle shot," Davis says. "They were pistol shots, in my opinion."
Davis says he agrees with the actions the officer took.
"He's got to protect himself; he obviously thought he was in danger," Davis said.
Deputies are now looking into whether the man committed other crimes Tuesday night prior to the shooting. While that investigation continues, Troyer said there is no reason to believe anyone else in the neighborhood is in any danger.
"We want everyone to know it's secure and safe and there's no further danger to this neighborhood," he said.
http://www.thenewstribune.com/...t-off-duty-fife.html
Sheriff's department: Off-duty Fife officer fatally shoots man outside officer's Orting home
Published: July 30, 2013
An off-duty Fife police officer fatally shot a 21-year-old man outside the officer’s Orting home Tuesday night just after 10 p.m., Pierce County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Ed Troyer said.
The man apparently lives in the same neighborhood as the 35-year-old officer, and drove to the officer’s house in the 19600 block of 207th Street Court East, where he was shot and killed by the policeman, Troyer said.
Deputies recovered a rifle outside the house that they believe belongs to the man who was killed, Troyer said.
The man killed had called dispatchers earlier in the evening and made comments about shooting people, and appears to have had past mental health issues, Troyer said.
Deputies weren't aware of anyone else that had been hurt Tuesday night, he said, but to be sure were checking on people the man threatened while on the phone with dispatchers.
The Sheriff’s Department was investigating the death.
Further details were not immediately available.
http://www.komonews.com/news/l...rting-217704231.html
Off-duty police officer shoots and kills man in Orting
Published: Jul 30, 2013 at 10:50 PM PDT Last Updated: Jul 31, 2013 at 8:35 AM PDT
ORTING, Wash. - An off-duty Fife police officer shot and killed a man Tuesday night outside his Orting home.
Pierce County Sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyer said a man with known mental health issues made repeated 911 calls throughout Tuesday night.
It's unclear why he was calling police, but Troyer said the man told dispatchers he was going to shoot someone.
A short time later, Troyer said that same man arrived at the Orting home of a Fife police officer. The homeowner, who was off duty at the time, told the man to leave. When he wouldn't, the officer called 911.
"As the Fife police officer was calling 911, he heard things hitting the house and it appeared shots were being fired. He returned fire, striking the suspect and killing him," Troyer said.
It's unclear why the disgruntled man stopped at the house, but Troyer said it appears he knew it was an officer's home.
"We believe so, because there was a marked patrol car in the driveway," he said.
When deputies arrived moments later they found a rifle near the deceased man, according to Troyer.
Jason Davis, a neighbor who lives across the street, says he saw the disgruntled man drive his car to the officer's driveway and park there. He says it appeared that the man walked up to the officer's front door then turned around and walked back to his car.
At that point, Davis says he heard four to six gunshots. He believes they were pistol shots.
"I know the difference betwen a rifle and a pistol, and there was no rifle shot," Davis says. "They were pistol shots, in my opinion."
Davis says he agrees with the actions the officer took.
"He's got to protect himself; he obviously thought he was in danger," Davis said.
Deputies are now looking into whether the man committed other crimes Tuesday night prior to the shooting. While that investigation continues, Troyer said there is no reason to believe anyone else in the neighborhood is in any danger.
"We want everyone to know it's secure and safe and there's no further danger to this neighborhood," he said.
