On December 19th, 2009, at approximately 2:40pm, Des Moines Police responded to a 911 call regarding a Domestic Violence incident in the 27000 block of 15th Ave S.

The female victim in that case, a 47 year old Des Moines resident and other witnesses who were present in the home, reported that she and her boyfriend had argued and that he pointed a handgun at her before fleeing her residence on foot.

The victim provided police with a detailed clothing and physical description of the suspect.

Two other Des Moines officers responding into the area located the suspect, a 40 year old Filipino male, walking in the area of 272nd & Pacific Highway South, just inside the city limits of Federal Way.

The two Des Moines officers parked their patrol cars nearby and approached the suspect on foot in order to safely take him into custody.

The Des Moines officers confronted the suspect in a parking lot south of 272nd and ordered him to the ground.

The suspect refused to comply with the officer’s commands and instead produced a handgun. Multiple shots were fired and the suspect was pronounced dead at the scene. The two Des Moines officers were not injured.

At the request of the Des Moines Police Department, the Federal Way Police Department is conducting this investigation. The suspect’s handgun was recovered at the scene and several eye-witnesses have been interviewed by Federal Way Detectives.

One of the Des Moines officers involved in this shooting has more than 17 years of police experience and the other Des Moines officer has been with the Des Moines Police Department for approximately 3 years.

The Des Moines Police Department will be placing these officers on paid administrative leave, which is standard practice in these cases.

The names of the involved officers and the identity of the suspect in this case will not be released until this investigation is concluded and the King County Medical Examiner’s review is complete.