In Parkland.
Four police officers were shot and killed in a Sunday morning ambush at a Parkland-area coffee shop, officials said.
Pierce County Sheriff's Office spokesman Ed Troyer called the ambush "a targeted attack."
Officials at the scene said two gunmen burst into the Forza Coffee Co. outlet at 11401 Steele St. South, shot the four uniformed officers as they were working on their laptop computers, then fled the scene.
People in this area will be reminded of the assassination of Seattle police officer Timothy Brenton just a month ago, and some will wonder whether this is a copycat killing.
These preliminary reports often contain errors. It is not certain, for instance, how many gunmen there were. The story says two, but the current radio reports from the same news organization say one.
My sympathies to the family and friends of these officers. And we can only hope that those responsible are caught quickly, and without further loss of life.
Cross posted at Jim Miller on Politics.
(For those not from this area, Parkland is about 40 miles south of downtown Seattle.)
Posted by Jim Miller at November 29, 2009 10:04 AM | Email This