Tukwila: SPD was following up on a tip

By scott
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I just arrived in Tukwila, where spokesman Mike Murphy says that spd
detectives had responded this afternoon to follow up on a citizens tip
in the murder of Officer Tim Brenton. They contacted a suspect who
"got boxed in" and produced a weapon. Officers then opened fire,
striking the suspect.

Murphy says that the victim was alive when he left the scene and is
now at Harorview.

More as we get it.
5:24PM -

The scene here is filled with cops, including the large vans used by the SPD bomb squad, which just drive up the hill toward the apartment complex where the man was shot and where a vehicle still sits, shrouded by a tarp. SPD media officers also arrived a short time ago, so we're hoping to get additional details soon.
5:28PM - Tukwila: spd was following up on a tip - Key question via http://seattlecrime.com - where was the vehicle
registered? Jonah says only five such vehicles registered to men in Wa state
5:49PM - No new updates - Not any new info here. Just waiting in the rain for an SPD media briefing
6:08PM - CSI - the spd CS. Vans just went up the hill towards the "apartments if interest." otherwise, I'm just chatting with the guys from The Kent Reporter
6:22PM - No Schedule - Officer down here relays that PIOs are "busy with the investigation" and have no schedule for a briefing. May have press release soon though
6:59PM - 2nd suspect arrested? - KIRO radio reporting that a second person of interest was arrested in Federal Way. In the meantr, cdnews is bailing from tukwila due to no info, rain, and dying iPhone
7:23PM - Seattle Times - Our friends at the Seattle Times have really good coverage on today's developments. The Times quotes law-enforcement sources who say that the suspect was recently laid off from his job as a security guard, had been "acting bizarrely", and had recently covered his vehicle.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010220077_webtukwila06m.html
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The car bydel3 months ago (0 votes) (report abuse) (reply)
The helicopter footage of the car is pretty amazing.
Great reporting! bySeattleAnnie3 months ago (0 votes) (report abuse) (reply)
Thanks for the hard work. Everyone is hungry for news about this horrible crime.
Thanks bySarah3 months ago (0 votes) (report abuse) (reply)
Thanks again for your reporting Scott. Saw all the helicopters as I was on the light rail and now I'm watching for updates from the airport. So glad they found the suspect.
Good Job bybubba K3 months ago (0 votes) (report abuse) (reply)
Again, good job Scorr for your tireless reporting. Everywhere I drove during the past 24 hour, my eyes were open looking for that car. I could have used the reward money.
saw that car Nov 1, I thought, in the CD. byCD worker3 months ago (0 votes) (report abuse) (reply)
Parked next to me, then sped off.
Called it in. Hope it helped.


My brief glance at driver: not unlike the named suspect; tall, thin, carmel/bronze skin. His passenger at the time had a lt. colored hat.

Damn fine timing, Tukwila PD.
I hope this was the guy by el residente3 months ago (1 votes) (report abuse) (reply)
If this turns out to be the killer, there are a few important things for us to recognize.

1.) It was not a gang crime.

2.) It was not a neighbor. It was someone who was probably hoping to throw people off his track by choosing a "high crime" neighborhood to do this. Or so obsessed with this particular pair of officers that he didn't care what neighborhood he was in.
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