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Maurice Clemmons, 37 - the cop-killer who gunned down four police officers at a Forza coffee shop near Takoma, Wa. on Sunday, Nov. 29th - was shot and killed by a lone Seattle police officer, investigating a stolen car in Seattle's Rainier Valley neighborhood, on Tuesday, Dec. 1st. It brought an end to a massive two-day search for the killer who assassinated:
Sgt. Mark Renninger, 39, Officer Tina Griswold, 40, Officer Ronald Owen, 37, Officer Greg Richards, 42
- Sergeant Mark Renninger, age 39 with thirteen years of law enforcement experience. He is survived by a wife and three children.
- Officer Ronald Owen, age 37 with twelve years of law enforcement experience. He is survived by a former wife and a daughter.
- Officer Tina Griswold, age 40 with fourteen years of law enforcement experience. She is survived by her husband and two children.
- Officer Greg Richards, age 42 with eight years of law enforcement experience. He is survived by a wife and three children.
The officers who were all from the Lakewood police department, were in the coffee shop preparing for their upcoming shift. The news of Clemmons' death was summed up by Sylvester Dennis, 50, a truck driver who has lived in the area since he was 11:
"Sounds like he got what he deserved. Those were police officers, man. You just can't just go around killing people"
"When you help a criminal, you become a criminal."
Maurice Clemmons was able to elude the police for two days with the help of others, some of whom have been arrested:
- Douglas Davis and his brother Eddie Davis both pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of first-degree rendering criminal assistance. According to investigators, Douglas Davis helped Clemmons clean and treat the gunshot wound he suffered in a struggle with one of the officers. Douglas and his brother, Eddie Davis, apparently drove Clemmons around after the shooting while he was on the run. Judge Bryan Chushcoff set bail for Eddie Davis at $700,000 and bail for Douglas Davis at $500,000.
- Rickey Hinton, Clemmons' half brother, is accused of letting Clemmons use his car while he was hiding, knowing full well what he had done. He has not been charged yet but has been booked into jail for investigation of rendering criminal assistance. Chushcoff set his bail at $2 million.
- Darcus Allen is accused of driving the getaway truck for Clemmons after the shooting. Police believe Allen was waiting for Clemmons at a car wash near the coffee shop. He could be charged with murder.
"If he knew that he was driving there for the murder, absolutely. If he knew that this was going to happen and was waiting there, absolutely we will arrest him for murder," said Sheriff's Office spokesman Ed Troyer.
- Letrecia Nelson, Clemmons' aunt, was picked up in Pacific. Quiana Williams, a friend of Clemmons, was arrested in Des Moines. It's not clear what role the two women played but both of them are booked on four counts of rendering criminal assistance.
