Man Police Shot During Traffic Stop Was Armed With Armor-Piercing Bullets
June 15, 2011
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WATCH IT: Man Had History Of DUI Arrests
A 54-year-old Pierce County man with a history of driving while intoxicated is dead after police pulled him over for a traffic stop.
June 15, 2011Updated: 8:42 am PDT June 16, 2011
KEY PENINSULA, Wash. — A man who was fatally shot by Tacoma police during a traffic stop early Wednesday morning pointed a gun loaded with armor-piercing bullets at the officer who stopped him and was carrying a large amount of ammunition in his truck, the Tacoma Police Department said.
Wednesday afternoon, the Medical Examiner’s Office identified the man as Brooks Papineau of Gig Harbor. He died of a gunshot wound to the abdomen.
“The driver exited his vehicle armed with a gun, and the officer opened fire, striking the subject,” said Mark Fulghum of the Tacoma Police Department.
When police searched Papineau’s truck, they found a large amount of ammunition and additional ammunition magazines.They also said they found a Koran and several books on converting to Islam.
Police said Papineau went home sick from his job at the U.S. Postal Service at about 8 p.m. Tuesday.
The Tacoma officer who shot Papineau was on her way home from work when she pulled him over on State Route 302 near 97th Avenue Northwest just after 2 a.m. Police said the officer suspected Papineau had been drinking and driving.
SLIDESHOW: Police Shootout On State Route 302
Fulghum said the man’s intention with the gun is unknown and the situation “went down quickly.”
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