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Police pursuit ends in shooting Alleged PA gunman is airlifted to Seattle hospital in critical condition BY PAUL GOTTLIEB PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
PORT ANGELES — A gunfight Saturday morning between a Port Angeles man and four law enforcement officers led to an arrest and a miles-long traffic backup east of Sweet Port Angeles.
Monroe intersection The shootout erupted at the intersection of Monroe Road and U.S. Highway 101 just east of the city limit at about 10 a.m., authorities said. James Edward Sweet, 36, was in critical condition with multiple gunshot wounds at Olympic Medical Center on Saturday afternoon before being transported to HarKEITH THORPE (2)/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS borview Medical Center in Seattle, said Clallam County Sheriff Port Angeles Police Detective Cpl. Kori Malone, left, is consoled by Clallam County Sheriff’s Deputy Matt Murphy at Bill Benedict. the site of an officer-involved shooting after a police chase that ended at the intersection of Monroe Road and U.S.
Highway 101 east of Port Angeles on Saturday. Below left, a police cruiser with its windows shot out.
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Sweet is expected to survive, said Benedict, who said he spoke to two doctors about Sweet’s injuries. Calls to Harborview inquiring about Sweet’s condition Saturday afternoon were not returned. Two Port Angeles police officers — including Officer Whitney Fairbanks, who was shot at by Sweet, police said — were treated for superficial wounds, none related to gunshots, at OMC and were discharged, Benedict said. Interim Police Chief Brian Smith said Sweet was arrested for investigation of attempted noon that traffic was backed up at murder of a police officer followthe intersection and that vehicles ing the gunfight. were being diverted around the shooting scene while officers proTraffic snarled cessed the crime scene. Winger said traffic was State Patrol spokesman Russ Winger said late Saturday after- expected to be back to normal by
midnight Saturday. The shootout occurred after Sweet allegedly fled a traffic stop PAUL GOTTLIEB/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS for suspected reckless driving at Interim Police Chief Brian Smith, left, and Clallam County 9:47 a.m. Saturday. Sheriff Bill Benedict give a press conference Saturday TURN TO SHOOTING/A6 afternoon at the county courthouse in Port Angeles.
Two picked as delegates Democrats to cast convention votes BY ROB OLLIKAINEN
gressional District Democratic caucus in Suquamish. They were among the three North Olympic Peninsula residents elected to go to the national convention. Jeff Engels of Port Townsend was elected as a Sanders delegate. They were chosen by delegates representing Democratic precinct caucuses in Clallam, Jefferson, Kitsap, Grays Harbor and Pierce counties, officials said. The 6th District covers the Olympic and Kitsap peninsulas and most of Tacoma. No delegates from Clallam or Jefferson counties were chosen at the state Republican Convention
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PORT ANGELES — Two Clallam County women have been chosen to represent the 6th Congressional District at the Democratic National Convention in July. Jessica Hernandez of Port Angeles will be a Bernie Sanders delegate. Julie Johnson of Neah Bay will be a Hillary Clinton delegate at the July 25-28 convention in Philadelphia, Clallam County Democrats said. Hernandez and Johnson were elected May 21 at the 6th Con-
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