Saturday evening police said they had found even more weapons and bomb-making materials in the Tukwila apartment of the man they accuse of killing Seattle Police Officer Timothy Brenton.
Detectives continued to scour the home of 41-year old Christopher John Monfort. A bomb squad returned to the apartment complex in the 13700 block of 56th Avenue South . Monfort's Datsun 210 coupe was removed overnight.
During a news conference Saturday, Assistant Chief Jim Pugel said the shooting and arrest of Monfort Friday began with a telephone tip from someone at the apartment complex who had noticed that Monfort had covered his car. Plain clothes detectives went to the apartment complex between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. police said.
Police had been looking for a 1980-1982 Datsun in connection with Brenton's shooting.
When they went to the apartment Friday, Monfort allegedly pointed a gun at detectives, which didn't fire. That's when they shot at him.
"The suspect Mr. Monfort ran up the stairs, turned around again, as he turned with the firearm pointed at detectives they shot," said Pugel.
He is in Harborview Medical Center 's Intensive Care, where his condition has been upgraded from critical to serious. Reports Friday said Monfort had been shot in the head. Police clarified that Saturday, saying he was shot in the cheek and in his abdomen.
Marlese Ruscoe lives below Christopher Monfort and described the shooting scene as chaotic.
"Screaming, all of a sudden I ducked down I start running into the living room cause I was scared and then like I hear gunshots," said Ruscoe.
Police are still learning more about Monfort's background, but say he had no history of felonies.
At the news conference Asst. Chief Pugel also said that the have found evidence linking Monfort to the Oct. 22 torching of four police vehicles at a city maintenance yard.
Also, police said an American flag left at the scene of Officer Brenton's slaying on Halloween and at a city maintenance yard where four police vehicles were torched on Oct. 22 gave investigators a key link between the two crimes even before Monfort was identified as the suspect.
Detectives are now trying to determine why the man suspected of both crimes held a grudge against police.
Pugel said Saturday morning police also found two rifles in the apartment, including a "military-style assault rifle" being examined as the possible weapon used to kill Brenton. Pugel also said they found improvised explosive devices which police had to disarm before removing.
During the news conference, Pugel called the two crimes "domestic terrorism."
"This man from everything we can tell appears to be a lone domestic terrorist," said Pugel.
Pugel said the three Seattle police detectives who shot Monfort have been placed on administrative leave, which is routine after an officer-involved shooting. The detectives fired four to six times, although Pugel did not know how many times Monfort was hit.
The shooting occurred in Tukwila at around 3 p.m., about 15 minutes before the conclusion of the memorial service for Brenton at KeyArena. Interim Seattle Police Chief John Diaz said Monfort was shot in the head.
Police say they also found articles about the police vehicle bombings in Monfort's apartment, as well as political science books. Monfort had been a student at Highline Community College, and graduated from the University of Washington.
Two other men detained Friday have been released,. Police say Monfort acted alone.
Monfort recently had been laid off from his job as a security guard, according to a source.
A Ford Crown Victoria sedan, a car often used as a police cruiser, was found parked near the covered Datsun. Investigators are looking into whether Monfort owned that car as well.
Detectives continued to scour the home of 41-year old Christopher John Monfort. A bomb squad returned to the apartment complex in the 13700 block of 56th Avenue South . Monfort's Datsun 210 coupe was removed overnight.
During a news conference Saturday, Assistant Chief Jim Pugel said the shooting and arrest of Monfort Friday began with a telephone tip from someone at the apartment complex who had noticed that Monfort had covered his car. Plain clothes detectives went to the apartment complex between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. police said.
Police had been looking for a 1980-1982 Datsun in connection with Brenton's shooting.
When they went to the apartment Friday, Monfort allegedly pointed a gun at detectives, which didn't fire. That's when they shot at him.
"The suspect Mr. Monfort ran up the stairs, turned around again, as he turned with the firearm pointed at detectives they shot," said Pugel.
He is in Harborview Medical Center 's Intensive Care, where his condition has been upgraded from critical to serious. Reports Friday said Monfort had been shot in the head. Police clarified that Saturday, saying he was shot in the cheek and in his abdomen.
Marlese Ruscoe lives below Christopher Monfort and described the shooting scene as chaotic.
"Screaming, all of a sudden I ducked down I start running into the living room cause I was scared and then like I hear gunshots," said Ruscoe.
Police are still learning more about Monfort's background, but say he had no history of felonies.
At the news conference Asst. Chief Pugel also said that the have found evidence linking Monfort to the Oct. 22 torching of four police vehicles at a city maintenance yard.
Also, police said an American flag left at the scene of Officer Brenton's slaying on Halloween and at a city maintenance yard where four police vehicles were torched on Oct. 22 gave investigators a key link between the two crimes even before Monfort was identified as the suspect.
Detectives are now trying to determine why the man suspected of both crimes held a grudge against police.
Pugel said Saturday morning police also found two rifles in the apartment, including a "military-style assault rifle" being examined as the possible weapon used to kill Brenton. Pugel also said they found improvised explosive devices which police had to disarm before removing.
During the news conference, Pugel called the two crimes "domestic terrorism."
"This man from everything we can tell appears to be a lone domestic terrorist," said Pugel.
Pugel said the three Seattle police detectives who shot Monfort have been placed on administrative leave, which is routine after an officer-involved shooting. The detectives fired four to six times, although Pugel did not know how many times Monfort was hit.
The shooting occurred in Tukwila at around 3 p.m., about 15 minutes before the conclusion of the memorial service for Brenton at KeyArena. Interim Seattle Police Chief John Diaz said Monfort was shot in the head.
Police say they also found articles about the police vehicle bombings in Monfort's apartment, as well as political science books. Monfort had been a student at Highline Community College, and graduated from the University of Washington.
Two other men detained Friday have been released,. Police say Monfort acted alone.
Monfort recently had been laid off from his job as a security guard, according to a source.
A Ford Crown Victoria sedan, a car often used as a police cruiser, was found parked near the covered Datsun. Investigators are looking into whether Monfort owned that car as well.
