At Rest

Deadly force
Police responded to reports of gunshots and a suicidal man. Snohomish County Sheriff's deputies found an armed man who, at times, was holding a gun to his head. They began negotiations. A SWAT team arrived at 1 a.m. A family member also spoke to him. Police say they used several "less lethal" methods to try to subdue him. Officers approached the man about 7:20 a.m. Saturday after police believed he put down the gun. As officers approached, he "made a movement to the gun," and two officers shot and killed him.
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