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Two Pierce County Sheriff’s deputies were “basically ambushed” Monday night when 
responding to a domestic violence call near Eatonville, a spokesman said. The shooting was the third within two months in which police officers in the Seattle-Tacoma metroplitan area were targeted by gunmen. The suspected shooter, identified as David Edward Crable, 35, (pictured) was shot and killed during the incident, which happened shortly after 9 p.m. in the 34300 block of Tanwax Court East. One deputy was flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle and was in critical condition Tuesday morning. The other, a sergeant, was rushed to Madigan Army Medical Center and was upgraded to serious condition early Tuesday/Seattle P-I. More here.
Question: Would you sleep well if a loved one of yours was involved in law enforcement?
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coeurgenx on December 22 at 12:50 p.m.
Two Pierce County Sheriff’s deputies were “basically ambushed”…………. I pray those officers make a full recovery and continue to make a differnce in peoples lives…………I am thankful that SOB is no longer around and wont be in a jail cell to continue living..
nic on December 22 at 1:01 p.m.
Not if they where an officer in Pierce County…
On a somewhat related note, an old friend of mine from high school lives a couple of blocks from where this shooting took place. She was nervous about all of the activity in her neighborhood last night.
It’s not just the live of the officers at risk but bystanders as well. Incidents like this are one miss fire from being the tragic loss of a police officer away to the death of a civilian.
marmitetoasty on December 22 at 2:04 p.m.
Over here yes, over there in doodleland NO..
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