"Police on Tuesday killed a man alleged to have shot dead four police officers in the northwestern state of Washington, an area sheriff's department spokesman said. Pierce County Sheriff's Office spokesman Ed Troyer said the suspect, convicted felon Maurice Clemmons, was shot dead by police in a suburb of Seattle. The Seattle Police Department "came in contact with the suspect" early Tuesday, Troyer told CNN. "When they came in contact with the suspect, shots were fired and the suspect was shot and killed," Troyer said." - Steven Perez from Bookmarklet