$28 In Junk Food, Beer Sparked Seattle Officer Shooting: Report

SEATTLE, WA - One person was killed and three police officers were shot. For what? About $28 in snacks and beer, according to a new report.

The robbery that precipitated the chaotic and violent gunfight in downtown Seattle on Thursday involved just a few stolen snacks, according to KIRO 7, whose reporters spoke to the 7-Eleven clerk who was robbed.

A 17-year-old girl and 19-year-old man allegedly robbed the 7-Eleven along 1st Avenue in downtown Seattle just before 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. They allegedly made off with a 12-pack of Heineken beer, a tube of Pringles, donuts, Chester's Fries chips, and a Starbucks bottled Frappuccino, according to KIRO.

Shortly after the robbery, the two robbers fled the store north up 1st Avenue. Seattle police pursued them to an area near the intersection of Western Avenue and Marion Street - and that's when the violence began. The 17-year-old allegedly hit one officer in the head with a bottle while the 19-year-old fled to the loading dock of a nearby federal office building. As police pursued him, he allegedly opened fire on them with a pistol.

The 19-year-old, identified Friday by King County as Damarius Butts, was killed in the exchange of gunfire. Officer Hudson Kang, 30, was shot in the face and chest. Officer Elizabeth Kennedy, 42, was shot in the chest, but her bulletproof vest saved her. Officer Chris Myers was grazed in the hand.

Butts was found later in the federal building dead of gunshot wounds. His sister is being held on suspicion of first-degree robbery. On Friday, Seattle police released a video of the shooting scene:

Image via Seattle police