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'Orchestrated drug rip-off' ends in gunbattle
1 suspect killed after targeting marijuana-growing operation in Wash.
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updated 3 minutes ago 2010-10-08T07:59:49
LAKEBAY, Wash. An attempted robbery at a marijuana-growing operation sparked a deadly gunbattle Thursday, police in Washington state said.
One suspect was killed and at least two other people were wounded during the home invasion in Lakebay, NBC station KING-TV reported. At least 50 shots were fired, police told reporters.
Detective Ed Troyer, a spokesman for Pierce County Sheriff's Department, said that at least five heavily armed men raided the home.
Troyer said there was a "substantial" marijuana-growing operation at the property. He called the incident an "orchestrated drug rip-off."
The homeowner was among the people shot, police said. One of the suspects died at the scene.
Troyer told KING-TV that police received phone calls from other locations in the area from suspects claiming to have been wounded. Detectives were seeking at least three more suspects early Friday.
Lakebay is located west of Tacoma.
1 suspect killed after targeting marijuana-growing operation in Wash.
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updated 3 minutes ago 2010-10-08T07:59:49
LAKEBAY, Wash. An attempted robbery at a marijuana-growing operation sparked a deadly gunbattle Thursday, police in Washington state said.
One suspect was killed and at least two other people were wounded during the home invasion in Lakebay, NBC station KING-TV reported. At least 50 shots were fired, police told reporters.
Detective Ed Troyer, a spokesman for Pierce County Sheriff's Department, said that at least five heavily armed men raided the home.
Troyer said there was a "substantial" marijuana-growing operation at the property. He called the incident an "orchestrated drug rip-off."
The homeowner was among the people shot, police said. One of the suspects died at the scene.
Troyer told KING-TV that police received phone calls from other locations in the area from suspects claiming to have been wounded. Detectives were seeking at least three more suspects early Friday.
Lakebay is located west of Tacoma.
