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| Four police officers have been shot dead in an ambush at a coffee shop in Washington State, police say. | Four police officers have been shot dead in an ambush at a coffee shop in Washington State, police say. |
| Officials said at least one gunman walked into a coffee shop in Parkland, near the McChord Air Force Base, and opened fire. | Officials said at least one gunman walked into a coffee shop in Parkland, near the McChord Air Force Base, and opened fire. |
| A sheriff's spokesman said the attack was "like an execution" and it was not believed to have been a robbery. | A sheriff's spokesman said the attack was "like an execution" and it was not believed to have been a robbery. |
| Other people in the coffee shop at the time were not injured. Police are searching for the gunman. | Other people in the coffee shop at the time were not injured. Police are searching for the gunman. |
| Parkland is in Pierce County, 40 miles (65km) south of Seattle. | Parkland is in Pierce County, 40 miles (65km) south of Seattle. |
| Pierce County Sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyer said the officers, three men and a woman, had been working on their laptops in the coffee shop when the shooting happened on Sunday morning. | Pierce County Sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyer said the officers, three men and a woman, had been working on their laptops in the coffee shop when the shooting happened on Sunday morning. |
| This was more of an execution. Walk in with the specific mindset to shoot police officers. Ed TroyerPierce County Sheriff's spokesman | This was more of an execution. Walk in with the specific mindset to shoot police officers. Ed TroyerPierce County Sheriff's spokesman |
| He described it as a "flat-out ambush" of the uniformed police, adding that none of the employees or any other people inside the cafe were hit. | He described it as a "flat-out ambush" of the uniformed police, adding that none of the employees or any other people inside the cafe were hit. |
| "This was more of an execution. Walk in with the specific mindset to shoot police officers," Mr Troyer said. | "This was more of an execution. Walk in with the specific mindset to shoot police officers," Mr Troyer said. |
| The other people in the cafe were being interviewed by police. | The other people in the cafe were being interviewed by police. |
| "Some are in shock. They are very upset," Mr Troyer said. | "Some are in shock. They are very upset," Mr Troyer said. |
| "They are the ones who are going to put together for us how this happened." | "They are the ones who are going to put together for us how this happened." |
| First reports said there had been two gunmen but Mr Troyer told the BBC he now believed there was only one. | First reports said there had been two gunmen but Mr Troyer told the BBC he now believed there was only one. |
| He said the suspect is a black male in his late 20s or early 30s who was scruffy, wearing a black coat and blue jeans. | He said the suspect is a black male in his late 20s or early 30s who was scruffy, wearing a black coat and blue jeans. |
| He said there was some evidence that one of the officers managed to shoot back, possibly hitting the gunman. | He said there was some evidence that one of the officers managed to shoot back, possibly hitting the gunman. |
| Police are searching the area for the shooter | Police are searching the area for the shooter |
| He said medical staff should be on the lookout for any person who needed treatment for a gunshot wound and claimed it was accidental. | He said medical staff should be on the lookout for any person who needed treatment for a gunshot wound and claimed it was accidental. |
| Theron Zahn, of KOMO-TV, told the BBC that a huge police operation involving hundreds of officers was under way. | Theron Zahn, of KOMO-TV, told the BBC that a huge police operation involving hundreds of officers was under way. |
| "Police helicopters are in the air using their infra-red cameras for anyone who may be hiding nearby. It is a massive manhunt." | "Police helicopters are in the air using their infra-red cameras for anyone who may be hiding nearby. It is a massive manhunt." |
| Police are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the gunmen. | Police are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the gunmen. |
| They later said they were looking for Maurice Clemmons as part of an investigation. | |
| They said they wanted the question the 37-year-old with a long criminal history as a "person of interest" in the case. | |
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