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Police: 69-year-old man dies after attacking migrant jail

By: The Associated Press, policeone.com

TACOMA, Wash. — A 69-year-old man armed with a rifle threw incendiary devices at an immigration jail in Washington state early Saturday morning, then was found dead after four police officers arrived and opened fire, authorities said.

The Tacoma Police Department said the officers responded about 4 a.m. to the privately run Tacoma Northwest Detention Center, a U.S. Department of Homeland Security detention facility that holds migrants pending deportation proceedings. The detention center has also held immigration-seeking parents separated from their children under President Donald Trump’s “zero tolerance” policy, an effort meant to deter illegal immigration.

Police Officer Sam Lopez turns away would-be protesters in front of a road block near the Northwest Detention Center, Saturday July 13, 2019 in Tacoma, Wash. (Rebekah Welch/The Seattle Times via AP)

The shooting took place about six hours after a peaceful rally in front of the detention center, police spokesman Loretta Cool said.

Full story: https://www.policeone.com/officer-shootings/articles/484406006-Police-69-year-old-man-dies-after-attacking-migrant-jail/