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| Police in Seattle say they have shot and possibly killed a man suspected of shooting dead four officers in a cafe in Washington State. | Police in Seattle say they have shot and possibly killed a man suspected of shooting dead four officers in a cafe in Washington State. |
| The Seattle home of Maurice Clemmons had been surrounded by police hunting the suspected killer. | The Seattle home of Maurice Clemmons had been surrounded by police hunting the suspected killer. |
| Acting on a tip-off, they sealed off part of the Leschi area of the city, while armed Swat team members ringed the property. | Acting on a tip-off, they sealed off part of the Leschi area of the city, while armed Swat team members ringed the property. |
| Mr Clemmons, 37, has not been named as a formal suspect. | Mr Clemmons, 37, has not been named as a formal suspect. |
| Ed Troyer, a spokesman for the Pierce County Sheriff, confirmed that Mr Clemmons had been shot by police. | Ed Troyer, a spokesman for the Pierce County Sheriff, confirmed that Mr Clemmons had been shot by police. |
| "He may be deceased from his gunshot wound," Mr Troyer told the Associated Press news agency. | "He may be deceased from his gunshot wound," Mr Troyer told the Associated Press news agency. |
| 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. |
| Police used a loud-hailer to call on Mr Clemmons to come out of the house but there was initially no confirmation that he was inside. | |
| 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 | 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 |
| Jeff Kappel of the Seattle Police Department told local people to stay in their homes with the doors locked. | Jeff Kappel of the Seattle Police Department told local people to stay in their homes with the doors locked. |
| "Just allow us to get this subject identified and verify his identity and go from there," he said. | "Just allow us to get this subject identified and verify his identity and go from there," he said. |
| Just before the police began shooting, they shone lights on the house and called out to Mr Clemmons by name. | Just before the police began shooting, they 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. | "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." | "I can tell you this, we are not going away." |
| According to an Associated Press photographer, no response was audible from inside the house. | According to an Associated Press photographer, no response was audible from inside the house. |
| 'Deliberate' | |
| Shortly afterwards, police began using sirens outside the house and several loud bangs rang out before the negotiator resumed speaking. | Shortly afterwards, police began using sirens outside the house and several loud bangs rang out before the negotiator resumed speaking. |
| Wreaths have been laid outside the dead police officers' department | |
| "This is one of the toughest decisions you'll make in your life but you need to man up," the negotiator said. | "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. | 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. | 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. |
| A helicopter was circling above the area. | |
| Police then confirmed that Mr Clemmons had been shot. | |
| The four police officers - Sgt Mark Renninger and officers Ronald Owens, Tina Griswold and Greg Richards - were shot dead in a single attack at a coffee shop in Parkland, 40 miles (65km) south of Seattle on Sunday morning. | |
| The officers had been working on their laptops in the coffee shop when at least one gunman entered. | |
| Mr Troyer said police would be "surprised if there is a motive worth mentioning", behind the attack, but that the gunman had been "well versed" with the weapon. | |
| "This wasn't something where the windows were shot up and there were bullets sprayed around the place. The bullets hit their targets," he said. | |
| Other people in the cafe at the time were not injured. | |
| Melanie Burwell, the sister-in-law of Mr Richards, 42, said he "didn't have a mean bone in his body". | |
| "If there were more people in the world like Greg, things like this wouldn't happen," she told reporters. | |
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