Swat team kills man after tense standoff near Lake Stevens
May 7, 2016, 1:13 PM | Updated: 1:15 pm
A man was shot and killed by law enforcement near Lake Stevens Saturday. (KIRO 7)
(KIRO 7)
A man was killed by members of a SWAT team after a nine-hour standoff near Lake Stevens Saturday.
The man, 29, moved toward a gun before being shot, KIRO 7 reports.
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The shooting occurred in the 5700 block of 123rd Avenue NE.
The SWAT team arrived around 1 a.m. on Saturday, which is when negotiations began. KING 5 reports that around 7:20 a.m. the man dropped his weapon; when law enforcement moved in he approached the gun, which is when two SWAT members shot him.
The man died at Providence Regional Medical Center.
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