END OF THE ROAD

Updated: 8:29 am PST December 1, 2009
SEATTLE -- The 40-hour manhunt for the suspect in the quadruple killing of four police officers ended with the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Maurice Clemmons, Pierce County Sheriff's Department spokesman Ed Troyer said. Clemmons was shot at 2:45 a.m. by a lone Seattle police officer on South Kenyon Street in the Rainier Valley.

Seattle Police Department Assistant Police Chief Jim Pugel said the officer came across a car reported stolen when he detected movement behind him as he approached the car.

Pugel said the officer recognized Clemmons and ordered him stop and show his hands. "He wouldn't stop or show his hands. The officer fired several rounds and took the person into custody. Clemmons died from his injuries,” Pugel said.

Note: It is standard operating procedure to handcuff, or “take into custody,” any wounded or deceased suspect in such circumstances.