On Sunday, police arrested a person of interest in connection with the execution-style shooting deaths of four Lakewood Police officers in Parkland, Wash.
Police want to question Maurice Clemmons, 37, who has an extensive criminal history in both Washington and Arkansas.
A decade ago, Clemmons was doing hard time when his sentence was commuted by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee.
More recently, Clemmons was arrested for allegedly assaulting a police officer in Washington. In another instance, Clemmons allegedly made his family, including young relatives, undress and parade around, according to a Pierce County sheriff’s report obtained by the Seattle Times.
On Sunday morning, police believe Clemmons went to a coffee house and opened fire on four Lakewood officers, killing Sgt. Mark Renninger, 39, Ronald Owens, 37, Tina Griswold, 40, and Greg Richards, 42, as they caught up on paperwork at the beginning of their shifts. He fled but authorities believe he might have been wounded by one of his victims.
Investigators say they know of no reason that Clemmons or anyone else might have had to open fire on the four as they sat working on their laptops Sunday. Court documents indicate that Clemmons is delusional and mentally unstable.
(MY OWN PERSONAL FEELINGS)
Half of me wants the police to arrest the man responsible for this and put him away for life.
the other half hopes he never makes it into the back of a patrol car and instead ends up in a bag.
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