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Employee kills burglary suspect in Seattle

The Columbian
Published: April 15, 2011, 12:00am

SEATTLE (AP) — Police say two men who forced their way into a Seattle business before midnight Thursday were met by an armed employee who killed one and held the other at gunpoint until officers arrived.

The employee at Sharps Outdoor Power Equipment was not injured.

Medics declared the wounded suspect dead at the scene. The other suspect is held for investigation of burglary.

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Information from: KIRO-TV, htthttp://www.kirotv.com/index.html

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