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Police and Suspected Gunman in Standoff

November 30, 2009 - 10:37 AM | by: Dan Springer

Police say they have their suspect surrounded in a house in Seattle about 30 miles from where four police officers were gunned down Sunday morning. Pierce County detective Ed Troyer tells Fox News 37-year old Maurice Clemmons was seen entering his aunt's house late Sunday night. That led to a police standoff which is still ongoing.

Police have fired tear gas into the house hoping to get the suspect to come out. They're not sure if he's dead or alive. It's believed the gunman was shot by one of the officers as he was struggling to flee the coffee shop. Police say that Clemmons bragged to someone Saturday night that he was going to kill police officers and encouraged the person to watch the news.

Maurice Clemmons has a lengthy police record dating back to when he was 17-years old and living in Arkansas. He was convicted of aggravated robbery and sentenced to 60-years in prison. That sentence was commuted by then Governor Mike Huckabee in 2000 after Clemmons had served 11 years. Clemmons was just released from Pierce County jail a week ago. He was awaiting trial on second degree rape of a child. He posted a $150,000 bond. Clemmons was also facing charges of assualting a police officer.

The four murdered officers all worked for the Lakewood police department. All leave behind children. Three were also married. Police do not have a motive for the killings.

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Pistol

You have to be kidding if you think a gun law would have prevented someone like this from killing someone, pull your head out, of the sand of course

December 1, 2009 at 11:52 AM

ELDON DOUGHTY

UNFORTUNATLY IN OUR SOCIETY, OUR COURT SYSTEM FAVORS THE CRIMINAL. LAWS ARE WRITTEN TO PROTECT THE CRIMINAL., JAILS AND PRISONS ARE OPERATED WITH THE COMFORT AND HEALTH OF THE CRIMINALS IN MIND (EXCEPT IN SHERIFF JOE ARPAIO'S JAIL, MARICOPA COUNTY ARIZONA) (IT COSTS MORE IN THAT JAIL TO FEED THE GUARD DOGS THAN THE PRISONERS, WE NEED MORE SHERIFF'S LIKE HIM THROUGOUT THIS COUNTRY) I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THE "BOLOGNA FRANCHISE" AT THAT JAIL.

December 1, 2009 at 11:43 AM

mellyb

You are rude. Why don't you get off the channel?

December 1, 2009 at 10:07 AM

Simon

While black children are being taught and black grown ups are being reminded all time at their homes about their ancestors slavery; so, reverse racism will grow and grow. Somebody should start reminding everyone that it was the WHITE people who fought and gave their lives during the Recession War, in order to free the BLACKS.

December 1, 2009 at 6:37 AM

jk

So much for the idea of Huckabee running in 2012. And he knows it.

December 1, 2009 at 2:42 AM

bucky

where are the hypocrits? where are Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson on this one? where were they when 33 people(all of the same race) in Denver were arrested for assaulting white and hispanics in the street? Isn't reverse racism a blast? I am waiting to hear from you guys.

December 1, 2009 at 2:05 AM

devel dee

I can't believe some of you are even literate enough to type on a computer.

December 1, 2009 at 12:49 AM

Kevin C.

you can't blame Huckabee for all this.pierce county(WA)should never have granted him bail for raping a child.they should have tried him,convicted him and takin him out back and shot.my prayers go out to the families of these slain HEROES and i hope the cops kill his dumbass.

November 30, 2009 at 11:27 PM

chukmaty

I think a lot of people are angry at Huckabee based on a lot of false claims. Huckabee never pardoned Clemmons. He granted clemency which allowed him to be eligible for parole. This was based on the fact that Clemmons was sentenced to life in prison for burglary and aggravated assault when he was 17. The sentence was excessive and I think we all know that, we also would not have known what would eventually have transpired. He was put back in prison for violating probation and spent years there before being released again because the prosecutor in his case bungled it. Clemmons went on to commit ore alleged crime in the state of Washington but was allowed to post bail for whatever reason. So we cannot make Huckabee the culprit when his part was granting clemency in a case that involved a sentence which did not fit the crimes committed. However the utter failure that was to follow is highly unfortunate, however Huckabee is not responsible for them.

November 30, 2009 at 9:52 PM

JP Hedley

Fox is distracting the audience with the blonde in the white house and the tiger woods crap. CNN is coming down hard on huckabee. go figure. Fox looking like the weaker news source.

November 30, 2009 at 9:28 PM

GA Bird

This is the best idea I've heard yet! You've got my vote.

November 30, 2009 at 9:24 PM

big d

the guy kill 4 cops it was wrong so why blame black people

November 30, 2009 at 8:57 PM

TKN

First, let me say that my heart and prayers go out to the families of the Fallen. Clemmons has a prison record because of choices he made. Not because someone told him to get one. No one forced him to to rape that child, or to walk in to the coffe shop and pull the trigger of a gun killing four officers in the process. That was a choice he made and he followed through with it. No one can be held accountable as to what what he did while he was out on parole or bond. HE made those choices, and one day he WILL live or die with the consequences.

November 30, 2009 at 8:42 PM

larry

He was out of jail because too many white politicans have a life goal of trying to prove they are not racists. And too many blacks are pure unadulterated racists.

November 30, 2009 at 8:26 PM

Anne

I failed to read the part where Fox News had anything to do with this crime. Using simple logic, it doesn't follow that because Huckabee currently works for Fox News that Fox News had anything to do with the incident.

November 30, 2009 at 8:22 PM

GodGunsGutsNRA

In response to "The Judge," if what you say is true, you should be shot! In response to "Stan," the racism line is GETTING OLD! Justice is justice.

November 30, 2009 at 8:00 PM

lily194

sentence pardoned or commuted should be halted altogether. the people that have been pardoned are usually in more and bigger trouble. take for instance Mr Rich who Clinton pardoned, he was incarcerated for at the time the largest rip-off in united states history. He later was involved in the oil for food scandal in Irag. I never did hear about any further punishment for this very rich Rich. another rich was Patty Hearst whose father was the icon of the hearst newspaper. this man had his time commuted because he said that he had changed. i sure hope this process is stopped. i would be glad to hear about a case where good came from the process, so please fill me in.

November 30, 2009 at 7:49 PM

Jayhawk

As a former police officer I say that justice will be served when they shoot him down like the mad dog he is. There was absolutely no reason that this scum bag should have been walking free. Thank you, our judcial system, for another job WELL DONE!!!!

November 30, 2009 at 7:42 PM

evie

I can explain why. I'm from Arkansas and I actual grew up in Little Rock and remember when Clemmons was first sentenced.The rumor is that he paid over 50,000 (under the table) to have his sentence excommuncated. Politics, crooked huh, are you surprised?

November 30, 2009 at 7:16 PM

nunya

Yes, but can you?

November 30, 2009 at 6:42 PM

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