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Man shot dead at federal courthouse
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| Contributor | Ralphie |
| Last Edited | Ralphie Jun 20, 2005 08:03pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
| News Date | Tuesday, June 21, 2005 01:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Seattle police officers today shot and killed a man armed with a hand grenade and a living will in the lobby of the federal courthouse at Seventh Avenue and Stewart Street.
The man also wore camouflage gear and a backpack over his chest. Officers with the Seattle Police Department's bomb squad checked the backpack, but it did not contain explosives, Chief Gil Kerlikowske said.
The grenade "looked like a real WWII grenade," he said.
At the same time, bomb-sniffing dogs were used outside the courthouse to check cars parked nearby.
Police were called to the courthouse before noon and found the 50-year-old man, who "often frequents the courthouse" and has issues with the government, dressed in camouflage and holding a grenade.
After trying to talk the man into surrendering and after he made a movement, officers fired twice, and the man collapsed with the grenade in his hand, authorities said. |
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