Lights & Sirens » Pierce County Metro SWAT http://blog.thenewstribune.com/crime Go behind the yellow tape with The News Tribune Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:25:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Fatal shooting of Sumner man by Milton officer justified, prosecutor rules http://blog.thenewstribune.com/crime/2013/02/19/fatal-shooting-of-sumner-man-by-milton-officer-justified-prosecutor-rules/ http://blog.thenewstribune.com/crime/2013/02/19/fatal-shooting-of-sumner-man-by-milton-officer-justified-prosecutor-rules/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 02:24:35 +0000 Alexis Krell http://blog.thenewstribune.com/crime/?p=44157 The fatal shooting of a Sumner man by a Milton police officer has been ruled lawful, the Pierce County Prosecutor’s Office said Tuesday.

Patrick Don Durnford, 47, was shot Oct. 24 outside him home in the 7000 block of 142nd Avenue East.

According to prosecutors:

Officer Zack Kenyon shot Durnford while responding to the residence as part of the Pierce County Metro SWAT team. The death was determined to be a justifiable homicide.

Durnford said he had a .357 handgun and a hostage, and exited the house and pointed what appeared to be an orange handgun at …

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