Man killed by deputy was holding knife
WOODINVILLE, Wash. -- A 59-year-old man who was shot to death by a sheriff's deputy on Saturday was holding a knife, officials said.
Investigators have not said exactly what prompted the shooting that left James L. Slater Jr. dead.
King County sheriff spokesman John Urquhart said the incident began about 8:40 p.m. when a crying woman called 911 and said "I need the police."
Deputies arrived at the house in the 16000 block of NE Woodinville-Duvall Road about five minutes later and talked to the woman, who had been assaulted.
She pointed out a man who was walking away from the house and identified him as the one who attacked her, Urquhart said.
The man, who officials said was holding a knife, came back and sat down on a porch. Urquhart said the man had what appeared to be self-inflicted wounds on his arms.
Officials said Slater was then fatally shot by a deputy, but Urquhart did not say what caused the officer to fire.
A witness said other neighbors heard the deputy yell "put it down," then two gun shots.
"We walked down to the end of the driveway just as they covered him with a blanket and blocked off the scene with a tarp," the witness said.
Urquhart said a shooting review board will determine if the deputy's actions were within policy.
Investigators have not said exactly what prompted the shooting that left James L. Slater Jr. dead.
King County sheriff spokesman John Urquhart said the incident began about 8:40 p.m. when a crying woman called 911 and said "I need the police."
Deputies arrived at the house in the 16000 block of NE Woodinville-Duvall Road about five minutes later and talked to the woman, who had been assaulted.
She pointed out a man who was walking away from the house and identified him as the one who attacked her, Urquhart said.
The man, who officials said was holding a knife, came back and sat down on a porch. Urquhart said the man had what appeared to be self-inflicted wounds on his arms.
Officials said Slater was then fatally shot by a deputy, but Urquhart did not say what caused the officer to fire.
A witness said other neighbors heard the deputy yell "put it down," then two gun shots.
"We walked down to the end of the driveway just as they covered him with a blanket and blocked off the scene with a tarp," the witness said.
Urquhart said a shooting review board will determine if the deputy's actions were within policy.