Seattle police shoot, kill agitated man

BY KIRO Radio Staff  on September 24, 2012 @ 5:38 am (Updated: 8:50 am - 9/24/12 )

Seattle Police shot and killed an armed man at a South Seattle home who refused to drop his gun after a 911 call was made about a disturbance or prowler.

About an hour before the shooting, police say the fire department was responding to a person in a car having what appeared to be some kind of medical crisis.

At about 11:00 p.m., someone inside a nearby house called 911 using a medical alert relay service. Police say he was extremely agitated and said he had a gun and threatened to use it. Officers responded and the man came to the door with a gun in his hand.

"The officers made several very loud commands to drop the gun," Seattle Police assistant chief Nick Metz tells KING 5.

Police say the man refused commands to drop the gun. Metz says he aimed it at one officer and two other officers fired. The man died at the scene despite the efforts of firefighters to save him. No officers were injured. The officers involved were place on administrative leave.

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  • maplefish wrote...
    Suicide by cop...
    September 24, 2012 7:50 am
    Probably sick & tired of waiting for Hope & Change to happen....
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  • eddiewhite wrote...
    I smell a...
    September 24, 2012 8:06 am
    lawsuit from the family so all of us can pay for a moron that is too stupid to just put the gun down.
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  • dohyzoo4 wrote...
    Wow!
    September 24, 2012 1:02 pm
    I'm honestly amazed at some of these comments... I heard that the man they shot possibly had Dementia, therefore was probably (and obviously) very confused at the time he was shot. I'm not agreeing with the fact that he waved a gun at police, I understand they had to do their job to protect their lives and those of others. But it is still a very sad story about a longtime resident of that neighborhood that was sadly & tragically killed. Just sad all around. It's clear that his neighbors liked him and I'm sure he has family somewhere that will miss him as well.
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  • Drool wrote...
    The Man's Family..
    September 24, 2012 1:38 pm
    ...apparently said he had Alzheimer's. Not sure why the let him keep a weapon if they knew he had dementia (if the knew he had a weapon).

    Oh, and AJ...that wasn't funny...it was dickish.

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  • Nickatnyt wrote...
    Sad and tragic.
    September 24, 2012 1:09 pm
    But hey, he went out in a blaze rather than laying in his own filth in a nursing home.
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  • hpitantso wrote...
    Coward racist fishmaple
    September 24, 2012 8:20 pm
    Murder by cop hope they sue the heck out of these sorry cops who should have got the fact of the call before acting sick old man called for help now dead. This has nothing to do with Romney getting his but t kicked for lack of message other than your hating support group
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