. . investigators a key link between the two crimes even before a Tukwila man was identified as the suspect.

Pugel said this 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.

Two cars belonging to the suspect have been impounded, but not yet searched.

During a news conference this morning, Pugel called the two crimes "domestic terrorism."

Pugel said the three Seattle police detectives who shot Monfort have been placed on administrative leave, which is routine after an officer-involv...

. . investigators a key link between the two crimes even before a Tukwila man was identified as the suspect.

Pugel said this 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.

Two cars belonging to the suspect have been impounded, but not yet searched.

During a news conference this morning, Pugel called the two crimes "domestic terrorism."

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.

Early Friday, Seattle and Tukwila police went to an apartment complex in the 13700 block of 56th Avenue South after receiving a tip about a car matching the description of the early 1980s Datsun 210 coupe seen near the site where Brenton was slain, said a source close to the investigation.

Police found a Datsun, draped with a car cover. They waited until a man approached the vehicle, said Tukwila police spokesman Mike Murphy.

King County sheriff's Sgt. John Urquhart said three detectives confronted the man in the complex's parking lot and asked to speak with him. The man ran away, bolting up an exterior staircase where he turned, pulled out a handgun and pointed it at the officers.

"For s...

Early Friday, Seattle and Tukwila police went to an apartment complex in the 13700 block of 56th Avenue South after receiving a tip about a car matching the description of the early 1980s Datsun 210 coupe seen near the site where Brenton was slain, said a source close to the investigation.

Police found a Datsun, draped with a car cover. They waited until a man approached the vehicle, said Tukwila police spokesman Mike Murphy.

King County sheriff's Sgt. John Urquhart said three detectives confronted the man in the complex's parking lot and asked to speak with him. The man ran away, bolting up an exterior staircase where he turned, pulled out a handgun and pointed it at the officers.

"For some reason, it didn't go off," said Urquhart.

The man then turned and ran again, with the detectives in close pursuit.

"They caught up to him after a relatively short distance, whereupon this individual turned again, presented the gun and was shot by the detectives," Urquhart said.

A source this morning said detectives believe Monfort was trying to run back to his apartment to retrieve additional weapons.

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