The FBI joined the hunt for a “person of interest” in the slaying of four police officers in Parkland, Wash., at a coffee shop Sunday morning, according to media reports.
Authorities identified the person of interest as Maurice Clemmons, 37, of Tacoma, Wash.
Meanwhile, the Seattle Times reported that ex-Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee had commuted Clemmons’ sentence nine years ago despite protests from prosecutors.
The Times reported that Clemmons had a lengthy criminal history that included at least five felony convictions in Arkansas and at least eight felony charges in Washington.
The Seattle paper said Huckabee issued a statement Sunday night calling the slayings “a horrible and tragic event” and that if Clemmons is in fact responsible “it will be the result of a series of failures in the criminal justice system in both Arkansas and Washington State.”
Read Seattle Times Account of Shooting
Suspect Told Parole Board He Had Changed (Seattle Times)
UPDATE: Monday 8:45 a.m. Shooting Suspect Wounded and May be Dead (Seattle Times)
UPDATE: Monday 11:55 a.m. — Suspect Not in House Police Surrounded Over Night (Seattle Times)
