SEATTLE – A sheriff's deputy died early yesterday after he was shot in the head while investigating a shooting in the southwestern part of the city, authorities said.
A sheriff's spokesman, Sgt. John Urquhart, said officers had been questioning at least a dozen people at a nearby party after finding a man beaten and shot.
King County Deputy Steve Cox, 46, was interviewing people in a back bedroom when a shot was heard, Urquhart said.
Two deputies were fired on as they moved toward the back of the house. At least one officer returned fire.
Deputies found the gunman dead and Cox with a gunshot to the head. He died at a hospital.
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Episcopal diocese edges toward break
FRESNO – In a public rebuke to the Episcopal Church, the Diocese of San Joaquin voted yesterday to affirm its membership in the worldwide Anglican Communion after distancing itself from the U.S. denomination over issues of sexuality and the ordination of women.
Some delegates to the convention called it a first step toward a formal break with the national church, though the proposal makes relatively minor changes to the conservative diocese's status.
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S.F. loses Navy's warship ceremony
SAN FRANCISCO – The Navy has rejected plans to commission its newest and most powerful warship in San Francisco because of concerns that the city doesn't support the military.
Navy Secretary Donald Winter vetoed plans last week for a commissioning ceremony for the Makin Island in San Francisco, said retired Marine Corps Maj. Gen. J. Michael Myatt.
Instead, San Diego will host the ceremony.
Navy leaders were concerned about San Francisco's refusal to offer a home port for the retired battleship Iowa, which would be turned into a museum, as well as the school board's decision to abolish junior ROTC training at city high schools, Myatt said.
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