More details on the shooting in Tukwila this afternoon:

The P.I. is reporting that the man shot in Tukwila this afternoon is in fact a suspect in the Halloween killing of Officer Brenton—the suspect is in critical condition at Harborview after being shot in the head, according to the Seattle Times.

The suspect is 41-year-old UW student Christopher J. Monfort. He’s been studying criminal justice, of all things.

Police received a tip about the car they were looking for and waited for Munfort to approach it.

Three detectives confronted Monfort at the apartment complex later Friday afternoon. He turned and ran, then pulled out a handgun and pointed it at police, King County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. John Urquhart said.

“For some reason, it did not go off,” Urquhart said. “I don’t know if he tried to fire it.”

Monfort allegedly then ran a short distance again, and had another confrontation before he was shot at least twice, police said.

Investigators did not say how many officers were involved or how many shots were involved.

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19 replies on “Police Confirm Man Shot in Tukwila Is Suspect in Officer Brenton’s Murder”

  3. I hope he makes it out of surgery. I don’t care what we think he did, I want to KNOW that he did it. I want to hear about his trial and how this killing happened.

  6. I love this graf (from the Times piece):

    An 83-year-old resident of the apartment complex across the street said she had just finished watching a television show and was about to begin a game of solitaire when she saw police cars converging on the suspect’s building.

    “Everything was in progress,” said the woman, who would not give her name. She waited for things to slow down a bit, then took out a pot of coffee for firefighters and police. “They’re going to be here a very long time,” she said.

  9. had class with him. small class, so lots of discussion with him. quiet guy. possibly smartest in the class. before class everyone would be chit chatting. hed be sitting silently reading. wore a lot of black. black army type boots. black leather jacket. quiet, but people would always listen to him when he did talk, because it was always interesting. very articulate. was pleasant enough, but didnt really try to get to know anyone. never said anything that made me think he hated cops, in fact our professor was an ex-cop. im not shocked, but i am, if that makes sense. he really was one of the more intelligent people in that class, but at the same time, yeah, he was an outsider.

  10. Thanks Jane…I’m sure the media will pick that up.

    It is mind-boggling to me that such an obviously thoughtful & intelligent guy would *apparently* — we don’t know 100% for sure yet — carry out such an abominable & cowardly act.

  11. If there’s strong enough evidence this is the guy, and stressing “if”, good.. and good riddance.

    This is all so tragic, no matter which way you slice it.

    Regardless, be ready for a backlash against outsider intellectuals, the post Columbine syndrome, on a local level. 🙁

  12. I sure hope he pulls through so we can all get some idea about what was going on in his intelligent, fucked up head and so he can be punished.

  15. from jane doe’s link
    http://depts.washington.edu/uwmcnair/200…

    “Abstract:
    This study seeks to illuminate and further the relatively unknown legal scholarship of Professor Paul Butler, in the area of Jury Nullification. My objectives are three fold.
    (1.) To explain in detail what jury Nullification is.
    (2.) Inform fellow citizens as to the history of Jury Nullification both Conceptual and Actual.
    (3.) Give clear succinct descriptions of a Citizens Rights, Duties and Protections with regards to effectuating change, through said Jury Nullification.

    I believe that once citizens are enlightened as to the extent of their individual power. These enlightened citizens cannot help but spread their knowledge to others, effectuating positive change at an exponential rate.
    Much like the elation and excitement of the young eaglet, that realizes it can fly for the first time.“

    Wow. What happened? Some where, something went terribly and tragically wrong.

  18. Uh, does anyone else think this might be dodgy? The guy supposedly pulls a handgun – giving the police a reason to fire – and it doesn’t go off?

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