Stand-off part of a string of violent incidents near campus over Thanksgiving break

The person of interest in the slaying of four Lakewood police officers this morning may now be hiding in a home at East Yesler Way and 32nd Avenue South, about two miles from Seattle University’s campus.

Police responded around 8:45 p.m. to the location because a woman told police Maurice Clemmons, the person of interest, was on the property and bleeding, reports The Seattle Times. Police said earlier in the day that the killer may have been wounded in a struggle with the last police officer to be killed at Forza Coffee in Lakewood.

A SWAT team and the Seattle Police helicopter, Guardian One, have surrounded the home Clemmons is believed to be inside.

From The Seattle Times:

Clemmons’ sister, Latanya Clemmons, said tonight that she was driving to the Leschi area to try to find out what is happening.

She said their aunt lives at the home where police have responded.

A spurt of crime near the university over Thanksgiving break prompted this story from KIRO TV. A man later identified as a hip-hop artist was shot dead Friday night outside St. James Cathedral a few blocks from campus. Public Safety reported in an e-mail alert that a male victim was robbed at gunpoint Friday night two blocks east of campus at 14th Avenue and East Union Street. Neither victim was affiliated with Seattle University, and no suspects are in custody.

Public Safety sent an alert Nov. 25 about an attempted robbery at the university’s Kolvenbach community, two houses located on East Barclay Court between 12th and 13th Avenue.

The execution-style murder of Lakewood Police Officers Tina Griswold, Ronald Owens and Greg Richards as well as Sgt. Mark Renninger has brought the national spotlight to the Puget Sound region today, with coverage on CNN, The New York Times, USA Today and other national media organizations.