Washington: A gunman walked into a Lakewood, Washington, coffee shop on Sunday and fatally shot four police officers, a newspaper reported.
Pierce County Sheriff's Department spokesman Ed Troyer described the shootings at the Forza Coffee shop as an ambush, the Tacoma News Tribune said on its Web site. The newspaper said investigators believe the officers were targeted and that the shootings were not part of a robbery.
The gunman escaped and a USD 10,000 reward for information was offered, the paper said.
Bureau Report
First Published: Monday, November 30, 2009, 00:47