Two Pierce County sheriff’s officers responding to a dispute between two brothers were ambushed by one of the brothers lying in wait with a gun after being welcomed into the home by the other, authorities said. The gunman was killed and the officers were seriously wounded.
One deputy is in critical condition at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, the other is in serious condition at Madigan Army Medical Center.
The shooting is the third in three months in which authorities say a gunman has taken aim at law enforcement officials in Washington state.
Pierce County Sheriff’s spokesman Ed Troyer said a sergeant and a deputy were shot at around 8:45 p.m. Monday while responding to a dispute between David Crable and his brother near Eatonville, a rural community in the Cascade foothills.
David Crable, 35, shot the two officers before he was killed when they returned fire, Troyer said. The names of the officers were not immediately released.
The officers were greeted at the door by Crable’s brother, while Crable was in the house arming himself, Troyer said. When the deputies entered the house, Crable opened fire from upstairs, hitting one of the officers multiple times.
Jesus H. Christ on a flaming pogo stick! Another turd of society taking his impotence at running his own life out on the constables.
However, I’m doubting the accuracy of some of the reporting because of some of the “unpossible”
Pierce County sheriff’s records show Crable was convicted earlier this year of exhibiting or displaying a weapon with intent to intimidate.
He also has been arrested for malicious mischief and assault and had a no-contact order by his 16-year-old daughter who lived with Crable’s brother. Troyer said Crable had a history of “terrorizing” his family. He was arrested by Pierce County sheriff’s deputies about a month ago for driving under the influence.
The law says this guy couldn’t have had a gun. He’s a felon and a DV suspect.
And not to be snarky, but I’m sure that Joyce or one of their brood will add the fact that the deputies had their pistols to their “statistic” of carrying a gun making you more likely to be shot. Hell, the way they make stuff up, it wouldn’t surprise me if they add these two men to the list of people shot with their own weapon.
And VPC will claim everyone was carrying concealed and everyone was killed.