Officer Ronald Owen, Lakewood Police Department

Officer Ronald Owen, Lakewood Police Department

The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . .

Officer Ronald Owen Lakewood Police Department Washington End of Watch: Sunday, November 29, 2009 Biographical Info Age: 37 Tour of Duty: 12 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Sunday, November 29, 2009 Weapon Used: Handgun Suspect Info: At large Officer Ronald Owen, Sergeant Mark Renninger, Officer Tina Griswold, and Officer Greg Richards were shot and killed in an ambush style attack while sitting inside a coffee shop in Lakewood. All four officers had parked their marked patrol cars in front of a coffee shop and were inside, in uniform, preparing for their shift. They were sitting at a table with their laptop computers open, completing job related paperwork. The suspect entered the coffee shop and stood in line. When he reached the counter he drew a handgun from his coat, turned toward the officers and opened fire. Two of the officers were shot before they had time to react. A third officer stood up, but was shot before he could draw his weapon. The fourth officer struggled with the suspect, wrestling him out the front door of the shop, before being shot. The fourth officer was able to return fire before he died, possibly striking the suspect. Officer Owen had served with the Lakewood Police Department for five years and had a total of twelve years of law enforcement experience. He is survived by his daughter. Related Line of Duty Deaths Officer Tina Griswold Lakewood Police Department, WA EOW: Sunday, November 29, 2009 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Mark Renninger Lakewood Police Department, WA EOW: Sunday, November 29, 2009 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Greg Richards Lakewood Police Department, WA EOW: Sunday, November 29, 2009 Cause of Death: Gunfire Agency Contact Information Lakewood Police Department 9401 Lakewood Drive SW Lakewood, WA 98499 Phone: (253) 830-5000 Please contact the Lakewood Police Department for funeral arrangements or for survivor benefit fund information.