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November 9, 2009 in Region
Seattle police: DNA, bullets link suspect to officer death
A procession of hundreds of police and fire department vehicles winds from the University of Washington to KeyArena for a memorial for slain Seattle police Officer Timothy Brenton in Seattle on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009.
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SEATTLE — Investigators say DNA and ballistics tests conclusively link a suspect shot by detectives last week to the Halloween night slaying of a Seattle police officer as well as what they are now describing as an attempted hit on law enforcement nine days earlier.
Seattle Assistant Chief Jim Pugel told a news conference that DNA belonging to Christopher Monfort, 41, was found on a small American-flag-style bandanna discovered on the ground near where Officer Timothy Brenton was shot and killed and officer-trainee Britt Sweeney was wounded.
In addition, Pugel said Monfort’s DNA was discovered on a small flag found at a city maintenance yard where four police vehicles were firebombed. Pugel says investigators are now characterizing that attack as an an attempted assassination. According to police, a fire in a mobile command post was set first, apparently to attract officers, and after they arrived, the cruisers exploded.
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SugarShane on November 09 at 4:57 p.m.
Yeah the people will only tolerate the abuses commited by officers for so long before they begin to strike back, it only takes one bad apple to spoil the whole bunch. How come we dont hear more about the alleged police brutality that this guy was supposedly acting out against. The police have really done a number on the publics trust and confidence, from murdering citizens to attempted murder, to lying and deceiving their superiors to receive pay raises, all to the tune of a slap on the wrist for them. No no, bad cop, no doughnut. These guys are supposed to enforce the law, not be above it.
Rifleman__Dodd on November 09 at 5:30 p.m.
Perhaps this is the dawn of a revolution where we cleanse those whom are supposed to protect and SERVE.