FEDERAL WAY, Wash. (AP) — The King County medical examiner’s office says a Federal Way policeman who collapsed while guarding a crime scene died of an irregular heartbeat.
The medical examiner identified the officer Monday as 34-year-old Brian Walsh.
Police say the officer was found collapsed in his patrol vehicle and pronounced dead early Sunday morning.
An officer-involved shooting had occurred earlier Sunday as officers tried to catch a suspected car thief.
Police say a young man rammed three police vehicles with a stolen SUV, prompting officers to fire on the fleeing vehicle.
