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Originally published Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 5:43 PM

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Witness: Everett police shooting was unnecessary

A witness who was close enough to be splattered with blood says a police officer overreacted in shooting and killing a suspected drunk driver.

EVERETT, Wash. —

A witness who was close enough to be splattered with blood says a police officer overreacted in shooting and killing a suspected drunk driver.

The witness, Elizabeth Thornes, had been knocked down when the man's white Corvette hit a fence Wednesday night outside a restaurant, the Chuckwagon Inn.

She says the man refused orders to get out of his car, and that the car lurched forward and hit the fence after police fired a Taser at him. But she says he was boxed in by police cruisers, and there was nowhere for him to go.

She told Seattle's KING-TV, "That gentleman died senselessly."

A 41-year-old officer, an 11-year veteran of the Everett department, is on administrative leave. Snohomish County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Rebecca Hover (HOH'-ver) everything happened quickly and the shooting is under investigation.

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Comments (6)
First let me say I have nothing but respect for law enforcement. There is no way I would be able to do their job and put up with the public's...  Posted on June 11, 2009 at 7:45 PM by Harper MD. Jump to comment
I hope that there is more to the story, however the Everett police dept. has had this happen before (ie the young "native" man that was...  Posted on June 11, 2009 at 6:26 PM by jsnow. Jump to comment
This is the 4th time I've seen about an Everett Cop murdering someone and getting away with it. A scarey town when the police are the thugs....  Posted on June 11, 2009 at 8:29 PM by Kimballo. Jump to comment

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