Murder suspect shot dead by police

Seattle police have shot dead a man they were hunting for the murder of four police officers.

Pierce County sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyer said Maurice Clemmons was shot early on Tuesday in a Seattle neighbourhood.

Authorities suspected Clemmons of gunning down four police officers at a coffee shop on Sunday morning in Parkland, a suburb south of the city.

Mr Troyer said Seattle police found Clemmons after Pierce County authorities supplied addresses of possible hiding spots.

Police have said they aren't sure what prompted Clemmons to shoot the officers as they did paperwork on their laptops.

Clemmons was described as acting increasingly erratic in the past few months.

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