Rick Marlowe

Deadly force

Hoquiam police officers were attempting to serve a felony arrest warrant for Rick Marlowe; they had tried earlier in the day but he had given them a false ID. When they returned, Marlowe opened fire, striking one of the officers. After a standoff, with officers using tear gas Marlowe resisted with a gas mask, the house caught on fire. Marlow exited the burning house with a handgun, refused to drop it and was shot and killed by SWAT team members. Shooting was ruled justified by Grays Harbor Prosecutor.