"Heroes Live Forever" - the story of Four Police Officers Gunned Down in Cold Blood

Four police officers were in a coffee shop in Pierce County, Washington, preparing for their shift when a gunman walked in and opened fire--killing them simply because they were cops.

(l to r) Lakewood Police Officers Greg Richards, Tina Griswold, Ronald Owens and Sgt. Mark Renninger

McLean, VA (May 20, 2025) - In 2009, 15 law enforcement officers were shot to death in just five separate multiple-death incidents. One of those tragedies occurred just after 8 am on Sunday, November 29, when a lone gunman walked into a Pierce County, Washington coffee shop and opened fire on four officers from the Lakewood, Washington Police Department. The fallen heroes—Officers Greg Richards, Tina Griswold, Ronald Owens and Sgt. Mark Renninger--were going over plans for their upcoming shift. None of the other civilians in the coffee shop were targeted or injured. All evidence in the case points to the fact that these four outstanding law enforcement professionals were murdered in cold blood simply because they were cops. After a massive manhunt, the assailant was later shot and killed while trying to pull a gun on a lone Seattle police officer who had confronted him on a city street in the middle of the night. The cop killer, like so many others, had a long history of criminal violence. He had received a total of 108 years in prison for the multiple felonies he had committed, but those responsible for criminal justice thought he deserved another chance. They were horribly wrong. Listen to the podcast to learn more: https://open.substack.com/pub/behindbadge/p/heroes-live-forever-the-story-of-7cd?r=1czbfs&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false