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Six names.




Timothy Brenton
Tina Griswold
Ronald Owens
Mark Renninger
Greg Richards
Kent Mundell

Four may sound familiar, two probably not. So let me give you some more information.

Officer Timothy Q. Brenton
Seattle Police Department, WA
Date of Incident: Saturday, October 31, 2009
Date of Death: Saturday, October 31, 2009[died at scene]
Cause of Death: Gunfire
A planned drive-by shooting.
Training Officer Brenton and Officer Britt Sweeney were going over paperwork in their parked vehicle. Officer Sweeney was wounded, treated and later released from the hospital.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/northwestvoices/2010211190_honoringalostheroofficertimothybrenton.html

Officer Tina Griswold
Lakewood Police Department, WA
Date of Incident: Sunday, November 29, 2009
Date of Death: Sunday, November 29, 2009 [died at scene]
Cause of Death: Gunfire
A planned execution style shooting.
The four officers were doing pre-shift paperwork at a local coffee shop.
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/78088192.html

Officer Ronald Owens
Lakewood Police Department, WA
Date of Incident: Sunday, November 29, 2009
Date of Death: Sunday, November 29, 2009 [died at scene]
Cause of Death: Gunfire
A planned execution style shooting.
The four officers were doing pre-shift paperwork at a local coffee shop.
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/78088192.html

Sergeant Mark Renninger
Lakewood Police Department, WA
Date of Incident: Sunday, November 29, 2009
Date of Death: Sunday, November 29, 2009 [died at scene]
Cause of Death: Gunfire
A planned execution style shooting.
The four officers were doing pre-shift paperwork at a local coffee shop.
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/78088192.html

Officer Greg Richards
Lakewood Police Department, WA
Date of Incident: Sunday, November 29, 2009
Date of Death: Sunday, November 29, 2009 [died at scene]
Cause of Death: Gunfire
A planned execution style shooting.
The four officers were doing pre-shift paperwork at a local coffee shop.
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/78088192.html

Deputy Sheriff Kent Mundell
Pierce County Sheriff's Department, WA
Date of Incident: Monday, December 21, 2009
Date of Death: Monday, December 28, 2009 [taken off life support]
Cause of Death: Gunfire
A planned shooting secondary to a domestic violence call to his own home and done in front of his family. He and his partner, Sgt. Nick Hausner, responded to a DV call. Sgt, Hausner was wounded, treated and later released from the hospital.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010591455_apwaofficershooting4thldwritethru.html?prmid=obnetwork

We publicly remember our military, standing between the Barbarians at the Gate and their loved ones at home. Now I ask you to please take a moment to silently reflect on those who do the duty a bit closer to home - especially these six men and women who's families received the 'knock on the door' and were told their loved one wouldn't be coming home.

'To Protect and To Serve'.