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| Shots outside house in US manhunt | Shots outside house in US manhunt |
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| Shots have been heard outside a house being surrounded by US police hunting the suspected killer of four fellow officers in Washington State. | Shots have been heard outside a house being surrounded by US police hunting the suspected killer of four fellow officers in Washington State. |
| Acting on a tip-off, they sealed off an area in Leschi neighbourhood in the city of Seattle and armed Swat team members ringed the property. | Acting on a tip-off, they sealed off an area in Leschi neighbourhood in the city of Seattle and armed Swat team members ringed the property. |
| Police used a loud-hailer to call on Maurice Clemmons, 37, to come out. | |
| Mr Clemmons has not been named as a formal suspect. There is no confirmation that he is in the house. | Mr Clemmons has not been named as a formal suspect. There is no confirmation that he is in the house. |
| This is one of the toughest decisions you'll make in your life but you need to man up Police negotiator speaking to suspect at siege house | |
| News of the siege broke in the early hours of Monday, local time. Washington State is eight hours behind GMT. | News of the siege broke in the early hours of Monday, local time. Washington State is eight hours behind GMT. |
| The four police officers were shot dead in a single attack at a coffee shop in Parkland, 40 miles (65km) south of Seattle on Sunday morning. | The four police officers were shot dead in a single attack at a coffee shop in Parkland, 40 miles (65km) south of Seattle on Sunday morning. |
| The three male officers and their female colleague had been working on their laptops in the coffee shop when at least one gunman entered. | The three male officers and their female colleague had been working on their laptops in the coffee shop when at least one gunman entered. |
| A sheriff's spokesman likened the attack to an execution. Other people in the cafe at the time were not injured. | A sheriff's spokesman likened the attack to an execution. Other people in the cafe at the time were not injured. |
| 'Man up' | |
| Just before the shooting began, police shone lights on the house and called out to Mr Clemmons by name. | |
| "Mr Clemmons, I'd like to get you out of there safely," a negotiator said through a loud-hailer. | |
| "I can tell you this, we are not going away." | |
| According to an Associated Press photographer, no response was audible from inside the house. | |
| Shortly afterwards, police began using sirens outside the house and several loud bangs rang out before the negotiator resumed speaking. | |
| "This is one of the toughest decisions you'll make in your life but you need to man up," the negotiator said. | |
| Minutes later, more bangs were followed by the sound of breaking glass and then a louder explosion. | |
| Later still, gunshots rang out in the darkness. AP reports that the gunfire was deliberate and widely spaced, appearing to be aimed at the house by surrounding police. | |
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