Kent, Tacoma, WA Shooting Suspect Dead After Hours-Long Standoff
Police said negotiators tried for seven hours to secure a peaceful surrender after the suspect was linked to two shootings and an armed robbery.
- On Thursday, police in Charleville, Queensland, revoked a Public Safety Preservation Act order after finding the bodies of Michael Waltke, 45, and Julia Brunsdon, 23, inside a King St property following a standoff.
- Officers were met by a "violent and confronting scene" after responding to reports of a serious assault at 6 p.m. Wednesday, where they risked their safety to rescue a toddler from the front stairs.
- Friends confirmed the couple was expecting a child, with former colleagues describing Waltke as "controlling," while those who knew Brunsdon remembered her as someone who "would brighten your day."
- Assistant Commissioner Matthew Vanderbyl said "there will still need to be quite a lot of work to determine a full picture here" as detectives continue investigating the circumstances surrounding the deaths.
- Charleville, a small tight-knit community, remains shaken by the incident, which required specialist teams from Brisbane to negotiate during the hours-long lockdown before the scene was secured.
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Hours-long lockdown in Queensland rural town
Police locked down streets as they surrounded a house in the Queensland town of Charleville for hours overnight.
Kent man suspected in shootings, armed robbery found dead after SWAT response - The Waterland Blog
A 20-year-old Kent man suspected in multiple shootings and an armed robbery died Wednesday, Aug. 5 from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound as police attempted to arrest him, according to the Kent Police Department. Police said detectives were trying to locate the man in connection with an April 24 armed robbery and shooting in Kent. Investigators also believed he was involved in a drive-by shooting Tuesday at the Walmart on South Union Ave…
Baby rescued, two dead in Queensland outback murder-suicide
A baby has been rescued alive from a siege that left two adults dead and forced an outback town into lockdown for hours. The incident unfolded in Charleville, 600km west of Toowoomba in southwest Queensland, after police rushed to reports of a serious assault at a home about 6pm on Wednesday. Residents across a three-street block were ordered to stay inside for nearly eight hours as specialist police swarmed the area and declared an emergency si…
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