Suspect In Murder of Four Washington State Police Officers Is Shot Dead:

One Seattle PD officer, doing the right thing, performing his duty, came upon a stopped vehicle very early Tuesday morning, in the dead of night. The hood was up, the engine was running. He ran the plate. It came back stolen.

While sitting in his car, a man named Maurice Clemmons came up from behind the officer's patrol unit. The officer exited and immediately recognized Clemmons by way of the large mole on the left side of his face.

Maurice Clemmons was wanted in connection with the murder of four Lakewood, Washington police officers on Sunday, November 29th, at 8:15 am, in the Forza Coffee Shop. The officers were preparing reports on their laptops. Sgt. Mark Renninger and Officers Ronald Owens, Tina Griswold and Greg Richards were the officers killed. Go here for photos of the scene.

They were essentially executed.

The Seattle PD officer saw the face of Clemmons and unholstered his handgun. Clemmons made a move and the officer -- rightly so -- responded. Clemmons was killed. He was found to be in possession of a handgun taken from one of the officers at the Forza Coffee Shop scene.

Clemmons had been hit by a bullet, in the stomach, by one of the officers at the original scene.

I can think of no finer outcome for this scenario.

One single diligent cop can make a difference. One single diligent cop did his job.

I know, because I've been that one single diligent cop on some very imporant occasions.

One suspect is dead and taxpayers are spared the expense of a trial and incarceration costs for an animal that would have become the Latest Leftist Project for liberal defense attornies trying to make names for themselves in order to charge higher hourly fees.

Seattle PD Officer Benjamin L. Kelly, 39, the seven-year law enforcement veteran who shot and killed Clemmons, should be honored.

BZ