Late Sunday night (Aug. 10), police shot and killed a man who had barricaded himself inside his home after a domestic violence call in Burien’s Gregory Heights neighborhood. The man – whose identity has not yet been released – died following a shootout with deputies from the King County Sheriff’s Office. As we first reported, this all began with a domestic violence incident around 7 p.m. Sunday night in the 1200 block of SW 160th Street, then escalated into something much larger. Neighbors reported that a SWAT team was called out, and a command center was established at Gregory Heights Elementary School (16201 16th Ave SW). Here’s what the Burien Police Department posted on its Facebook page:
“Last night Burien officers responded to a domestic violence incident and attempted to arrest a man for assault in the 1200 block of SW 160. The man refused to come out of his house and brandished a gun while speaking with our officers. Officers backed away from the yard and called for extra assistance. The Sheriff’s Office SWAT team, Hostage Negotiations teams, and many others responded to the scene. After more than 4 hours of attempting to deescalate the situation and talk him into surrendering, he began shooting at our officers, forcing them to return fire. After shooting him, they were able to take him into custody, and immediately began treating his injuries. He was transported to Harborview and unfortunately, died while receiving treatment at the hospital. Domestic violence calls are among scariest and most unpredictable incidents officers respond to. It’s always our goal to resolve the incident without incident and protect everyone involved. The officers are physically okay, and will be receiving counseling and support before returning back to work.”Here are some Tweets sent out by the Sheriff’s office:
The suspect from the Burien incident that was transported to Harborview has died.
— KingcosoPIO (@kingcosoPIO) August 11, 2014
SW 160th scene in Burien. Detectives will be photographing and collecting evidence outside and then processing house. pic.twitter.com/WrRSypfKmu
— KingcosoPIO (@kingcosoPIO) August 11, 2014
Out on barricaded man call 1200 block of SW 160 St in Burien. There have been shots fired by both the male and deputies.
— KingcosoPIO (@kingcosoPIO) August 11, 2014
[caption id="attachment_76149" align="aligncenter" width="490"]“About 30 cops on our block surrounding a house on 160th right now. Guns drawn. Using a megaphone trying to get a guy named Tyrone out. Between 13th and 14th on 160th. Saying that they want to get ‘his side of the story and sort this mess out.’ 160th is completely closed off by police.”Here’s another photo courtesy Amy Nevills, who says “Huge response tonight, tactical, medical, police…”