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| US police 'kill shooting suspect' | US police 'kill shooting suspect' |
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| Police in the US state of Washington say they have shot dead the man suspected of killing four police officers at the weekend. | Police in the US state of Washington say they have shot dead the man suspected of killing four police officers at the weekend. |
| Maurice Clemmons, 37, was killed in Seattle early on Tuesday, a spokesman for the Pierce County Sheriff was quoted as saying by AP news agency. | Maurice Clemmons, 37, was killed in Seattle early on Tuesday, a spokesman for the Pierce County Sheriff was quoted as saying by AP news agency. |
| He had been on the run since the officers were killed as they sat in a cafe near the city. | He had been on the run since the officers were killed as they sat in a cafe near the city. |
| Police had been conducting door-to-door searches using sniffer dogs. | Police had been conducting door-to-door searches using sniffer dogs. |
| A reward of $125,000 (£76,000) had been posted for information leading to Mr Clemmons' arrest. | A reward of $125,000 (£76,000) had been posted for information leading to Mr Clemmons' arrest. |
| Police have said they do not know why he shot the officers in Lakewood, south of Seattle on Sunday. | Police have said they do not know why he shot the officers in Lakewood, south of Seattle on Sunday. |
| The case sparked anger because Mr Clemmons' 95-year sentence for crimes in Arkansas was commuted in 2000 by then governor Mike Huckabee. | |
| However, Mr Clemmons quickly reverted to crime. He was back in prison in 2004 but released again in 2004. |