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| US police killer suspect at large | US police killer suspect at large |
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| Police say a suspect in the killings of four officers in Washington State was not in a house which they had laid siege to for several hours. | Police say a suspect in the killings of four officers in Washington State was not in a house which they had laid siege to for several hours. |
| Officers had surrounded the premises in Seattle and called on Maurice Clemmons to come out. | Officers had surrounded the premises in Seattle and called on Maurice Clemmons to come out. |
| Shots and explosions were heard at the house, before police confirmed that Mr Clemmons was not there. | Shots and explosions were heard at the house, before police confirmed that Mr Clemmons was not there. |
| Earlier, detectives said the killer had himself been shot during the attack in a cafe on Sunday and may be dead. | Earlier, detectives said the killer had himself been shot during the attack in a cafe on Sunday and may be dead. |
| Pierce County sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyer said warrants for first-degree murder had been issued against Mr Clemmons, 37, and the search for him was continuing. | |
| He said people who knew Mr Clemmons had told police he had been shot in the torso. | He said people who knew Mr Clemmons had told police he had been shot in the torso. |
| "If he didn't get a ride out of there, he could still be in the area," Mr Troyer said. | "If he didn't get a ride out of there, he could still be in the area," Mr Troyer said. |
| The Seattle Times reported that police were searching the University of Washington campus following a reported sighting of Mr Clemmons. | |
| The four police officers - Sgt Mark Renninger and officers Ronald Owens, Tina Griswold and Greg Richards - were shot dead at the cafe in Parkland, 40 miles (65km) south of Seattle on Sunday morning. | The four police officers - Sgt Mark Renninger and officers Ronald Owens, Tina Griswold and Greg Richards - were shot dead at the cafe in Parkland, 40 miles (65km) south of Seattle on Sunday morning. |
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| Ed Troyer, Pierce County Sheriff's department: "We did find a tracking device that was cut off his ankle" | Ed Troyer, Pierce County Sheriff's department: "We did find a tracking device that was cut off his ankle" |
| The killer fled but on Monday authorities said he had been wounded by one of his victims. | The killer fled but on Monday authorities said he had been wounded by one of his victims. |
| "We don't know if he's still alive," Mr Troyer told CBS television. | "We don't know if he's still alive," Mr Troyer told CBS television. |
| "If he isn't, it's because he succumbed to the wound he received yesterday when he was in the struggle with the police officer that managed to get a shot fired at him before he was killed." | "If he isn't, it's because he succumbed to the wound he received yesterday when he was in the struggle with the police officer that managed to get a shot fired at him before he was killed." |
| Acting on a tip-off, officers sealed off part of the Leschi area of Seattle, while armed Swat team members ringed the property. | Acting on a tip-off, officers sealed off part of the Leschi area of Seattle, while armed Swat team members ringed the property. |
| Local residents were told to stay in their homes with their doors locked. | Local residents were told to stay in their homes with their doors locked. |
| Police shone strong lights on the house and a negotiator called out to Mr Clemmons. | Police shone strong lights on the house and a negotiator called out to Mr Clemmons. |
| As the siege continued through the night, witnesses heard loud bangs, breaking glass, explosions and shots. | As the siege continued through the night, witnesses heard loud bangs, breaking glass, explosions and shots. |
| But it was later revealed that Mr Clemmons was not in the house. | But it was later revealed that Mr Clemmons was not in the house. |
| US media said Mr Clemmons has a long criminal history including a recent arrest for allegedly assaulting a police officer in Washington state. | US media said Mr Clemmons has a long criminal history including a recent arrest for allegedly assaulting a police officer in Washington state. |
| Investigators said the four officers had been working on their laptops when the attack happened. | Investigators said the four officers had been working on their laptops when the attack happened. |
| Mr Troyer said police would be "surprised if there is a motive worth mentioning" but that the gunman had been "well versed" with the weapon used in the attack. | Mr Troyer said police would be "surprised if there is a motive worth mentioning" but that the gunman had been "well versed" with the weapon used in the attack. |
| No-one else in the cafe was injured. | No-one else in the cafe was injured. |
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