4 Officers Shot/Executed in Parkland, WA

I can't get over the fact that an individual would sit and plan to murder police officers in cold blood, all of which were upstanding citizens and family boulders. Early Sunday morning, a suspect walked into a local coffee shop and opened fire on 4 police officers who who working on their laptops catching up on paperwork. 3 were killed instantly and the 4th put up a struggle, managing to get a shot off into the suspects upper torso.

What do you tell the 9 children that have been left without a mother or father? Seriously, NINE children are without one of their parents because of the conscious actions of a thoughtless individual. This is a sad time in Washington State where just last month, Officer Timothy Brenton was gunned down while sitting in his patrol car with a trainee. That suspect has been since apprehended.

Who are these 'vigilante' criminals that stalk police officers?? The most recent gunman, Maurice Clemmons, had been spotted by a Seattle Police Officer early Tuesday morning. The suspect failed to listen to commands by the officer and attempted to reach for a gun that had been taken from one of the previously slain officers. The officer then opened fire with 4 shots, killing the 37 year old man. To be perfectly honest, I am glad that things ended the way they did. With this days judicial system it would have taken forever to convict him of the murders, not to mention the thousands of tax payers dollars. In my mind, I would rather pay for the 4 bullets used to end the cop killers life.

For those of you who are not familiar with the slain officers, they are:

Sgt. Mark Renninger, 39, a 13-year law enforcement veteran who leaves a wife and three children.Sgt. Mark Renninger, 39, a 13-year law enforcement veteran who leaves a wife and three children.
Ronald Owens, 37, a 12-year veteran who leaves a wife and daughter.
Tina Griswold, 40, a a 14-year veteran who leaves a husband and two children.
Greg Richards, 42, an 8-year veteran who leaves a wife and three children.

My prayers and condolences go out to their families and friends. Let's hope that this is the last of these horrifying acts. I sure hope these incidents don't give any ideas to others around the country.