Trent Lloyd Thorpe

Deadly force

The officers came across Thorp, a Bellingham native and soldier stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, about 1 a.m. after being dispatched to a call about a suspected gunshot victim lying in the street.They found Thorp wounded and talking to himself, according to the Prosecuting Attorney's Office. Thorp, who minutes before shot himself in the head, pointed a pistol at Weekes when the officer shone a spotlight at him, prosecutors said.All four officers then opened fire