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Via Chuck
Sunday, April 29, 2012
‘Survivalist’ murder suspect found dead in bunker after 22-hour standoff with police
Via Tom Stedham
After a 22-hour standoff, police blew the top off a rugged mountain bunker near Seattle on Saturday, only to find their suspect — a man believed to be a murder suspect who holed up there — dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside.
Authorities had not positively identified the body as 41-year-old Peter Keller, who hadn’t been seen since his wife and daughter were found shot to death last weekend, King County sheriff’s Sgt. Katie Larson said.
A bomb squad cleared the bunker, built into a ridge in the Cascade Mountains, to make sure there were no booby-traps before detectives entered. Officers shouted warnings before blowing the roof, Larson said. Tear gas pumped into the bunker didn’t work on Friday. With clear weather and a fresh police commando team in place Saturday morning, it was time to act more aggressively, she said.
It wasn’t clear if any officers had heard the gunshot from inside the bunker, she said.
After a 22-hour standoff, police blew the top off a rugged mountain bunker near Seattle on Saturday, only to find their suspect — a man believed to be a murder suspect who holed up there — dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside.
Authorities had not positively identified the body as 41-year-old Peter Keller, who hadn’t been seen since his wife and daughter were found shot to death last weekend, King County sheriff’s Sgt. Katie Larson said.
A bomb squad cleared the bunker, built into a ridge in the Cascade Mountains, to make sure there were no booby-traps before detectives entered. Officers shouted warnings before blowing the roof, Larson said. Tear gas pumped into the bunker didn’t work on Friday. With clear weather and a fresh police commando team in place Saturday morning, it was time to act more aggressively, she said.
It wasn’t clear if any officers had heard the gunshot from inside the bunker, she said.
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