2009day.year
Maurice Clemmons shoots and kills four police officers inside a coffee shop in Lakewood, Washington.
In 2009, Maurice Clemmons entered a Lakewood, Washington coffee shop and fatally shot four police officers.
On November 29, 2009, Maurice Clemmons, a parolee with a history of violent crime, entered a Coffee Shop in Lakewood, Washington, and opened fire on four off-duty police officers. Three were celebrating a colleague’s birthday, while the fourth was making a purchase inside. All four officers died from multiple gunshot wounds, shocking the local community. Clemmons then fled the scene and was placed on the FBI’s most-wanted list, only to be killed in a police shootout less than a month later. The incident sparked public outcry and led to scrutiny of Washington State’s parole and sentencing practices.
2009
shoots and kills four police officers
Lakewood, Washington