A fatal shooting occurred at a hotel in Tukwila, Washington, involving Seattle Police Department (SPD) officers who were part of an Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task force operation. The incident, which took place at 3:14 p.m. inside the DoubleTree hotel at 16500 Southcenter Parkway, resulted in the death of a suspect, who was under investigation for crimes against children. Witnesses reported hearing 7-8 gunshots during the incident. During the operation, one SPD officer sustained a minor graze wound but did not require hospitalization. The Force Investigation Team is conducting an investigation into the shooting.
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Suspect dead, Seattle officer grazed by bullet in Southcenter https://t.co/ADNniePhOB
Two officers shot and killed a person being investigated for crimes against children. One officer reportedly suffered a minor graze wound to their leg. https://t.co/OXPg1Joxux
At 3:14 p.m., SPD Officers were conducting an Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce operation when an Ofc involved shooting occurred. An Ofc suffered a minor injury, the suspect was deceased at the scene. The Force Investigation Team is investigating per protocol.
A man suspected of committing crimes against children was killed by SPD inside a hotel in Tukwila Wednesday afternoon. More here: https://t.co/PK4oW6XNsv
Suspect dead, officer grazed by bullet in Tukwila https://t.co/M1MaQsn67e
UPDATE: @SeattlePD says detectives were working an Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task force operation when they shot and killed the suspect. An SPD officer has a graze wound that did not require transport to hospital. INFO: https://t.co/wQ5MLhxtyO @komonews @RyanTVnews https://t.co/DhHpFC6aSX
DEVELOPING: A guest of the hotel told KOMO News he heard 7-8 gunshots before looking in the hallway, where he saw multiple officers surrounding a dead body. https://t.co/U3tg56ncmf
Developing: Police are on scene of a shooting at the DoubleTree 16500 Southcenter Pkwy in Tukwila. We can see members of @SeattlePD admin at scene as well. It appears the shooting happened inside the hotel. @RyanTVnews is on scene gathering details. @komonews https://t.co/dhQGnYzLU1
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