US police: 5 dead in shooting in northwest
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April 23, 2013, Tuesday
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GUNFIRE erupted at an apartment complex in a city south of Seattle and five people were shot to death, including a suspect who was shot by arriving officers, police said yesterday.
Officers responding to an emergency call at 9:30pm PDT on Sunday at the apartments in Federal Way encountered a chaotic scene, with bullets flying.
"When officers arrived there were still shots being fired," said Federal Way police spokeswoman Cathy Schrock.
Investigators found two wounded men on the ground in a parking lot. One of the men reached for a gun as police moved in to assist the two, she said.
At that point, officers opened fire. The suspect died but police said it wasn't immediately clear if it was from their gunfire.
The other man on the ground and a third man in the parking lot were found dead.
In a search of the complex, police found a fourth man dead in one apartment and a slain woman in another unit. Schrock said police were trying to determine if the woman was hit by a stray bullet.
A total of eight officers fired their weapons, Schrock said. All have been placed on administrative leave, which is standard policy, as the investigation continues.
There was no immediate word what set off the shooting.
"We still don't have any idea what started this disturbance tonight," Schrock said.
After police flooded the area and carried out searches, authorities said they were confident there were no more casualties from the shooting.
They said they did not think another shooter was on the loose or that there was an immediate threat to the public.
By dawn, a county medical examiner's office truck arrived at the scene to pick up bodies. Crime scene investigators continued working.
There were no reports of any officers being injured.
Officers responding to an emergency call at 9:30pm PDT on Sunday at the apartments in Federal Way encountered a chaotic scene, with bullets flying.
"When officers arrived there were still shots being fired," said Federal Way police spokeswoman Cathy Schrock.
Investigators found two wounded men on the ground in a parking lot. One of the men reached for a gun as police moved in to assist the two, she said.
At that point, officers opened fire. The suspect died but police said it wasn't immediately clear if it was from their gunfire.
The other man on the ground and a third man in the parking lot were found dead.
In a search of the complex, police found a fourth man dead in one apartment and a slain woman in another unit. Schrock said police were trying to determine if the woman was hit by a stray bullet.
A total of eight officers fired their weapons, Schrock said. All have been placed on administrative leave, which is standard policy, as the investigation continues.
There was no immediate word what set off the shooting.
"We still don't have any idea what started this disturbance tonight," Schrock said.
After police flooded the area and carried out searches, authorities said they were confident there were no more casualties from the shooting.
They said they did not think another shooter was on the loose or that there was an immediate threat to the public.
By dawn, a county medical examiner's office truck arrived at the scene to pick up bodies. Crime scene investigators continued working.
There were no reports of any officers being injured.
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