Police Ambushed, Four Shot
Four police officers were fatally shot Sunday in what authorities called an ambush in a coffee shop outside Tacoma, Washington. – (CNN)
Police are calling a shooting that occured today in Tacoma, Washington a pre-meditated ambush. Pierce County sheriff’s spokesman Ed Troyer had this to say:
“This was a targeted, selected ambush,”
Thankfully, all four police officers had bullet-proof vests on, and no coffee shop employees or customers were harmed. He also said:
“As you can imagine, they are traumatized,” and “Some are in shock.”
I am not excusing all of the reported case of police-brutality, but sometimes we fail to realize the danger that police officers face every day in order to protect us. Although, there is always the possibility that the officers involved had criminal ties that motivated this act of violence. What I want to know is why. Why were these officers targeted, what was the motivation of this horrible act? You can read the full story here »
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