Covington man threatens he has a bomb, police sniper shoots and kills him

Published 10:07 pm Saturday, May 30, 2009

A Covington man was shot by police and died Saturday afternoon according to media reports .

According to reports the man stated he had a bomb and when he pointed a rifle at Guardian One, the King County Sheriff’s helicopter, a police sniper shot and killed the man.

Reports stated a bomb was not found, but the man was heavily armed.

More details will be posted to the Web when available.