Thread: QUAINT U.S. TOWN: MAN NAMED 'HUSSEIN' TRIES TO BEHEAD POLICE OFFICER WITH SWORD

QUAINT U.S. TOWN: MAN NAMED 'HUSSEIN' TRIES TO BEHEAD POLICE OFFICER WITH SWORD

Cops respond with firepower, kill attacker in city known for high refugee population

Updated: 08/16/2017 at 10:44 PM
LEO HOHMANN

Historic Downtown Kennewick, Washington. The city has been a hotbed of refugee resettlement over the past 20 years.

A 46-year-old Muslim refugee from Somalia identified as Hussein Hassan attacked a police officer in Kennewick, Washington, over the weekend with a large sword, striking at the officer’s head before he was shot and killed.

A spokesman for the police said two officers responded to a 9-1-1 call at 6:38 p.m. Sunday about a man walking down Olympia Street near 10th Avenue armed with a sword.

The two officers arrived on the scene at the same time in separate cars at about 6:40 p.m. One officer got out of his car to confront Hassan and police say the man started swinging the sword, striking the officer at least once in the head with the blade.

Both officers opened fire on the suspect and put him down.

The officer was treated and released from an area hospital after receiving 17 staples to close the head wound.

Almost 24 hours later, on Monday evening, police identified the dead man as Hassan, but gave only scant details – his age and current city of residence.

The Tri-City Special Investigative Unit, or SIU, said it is continuing the investigation into the officer-involved shooting, which occurred near the Aspen Hills Apartment complex.

“The Kennewick Police Department is not involved in the investigation since it involves KPD officers,” read a statement on the Kennewick P.D.’s Facebook page Monday. “The suspect in this case has been identified as 46-year-old Hussein Hassan who resided in Kennewick.”

The area where the incident occurred reportedly has a heavy migrant population, but Hassan’s nationality or immigration status remains a tightly held secret.

The Benton County Sheriff’s Office did not return phone calls seeking information on Hassan’s immigration status or whether he had a previous criminal record.

The Tri-City Herald reported Hassan was a Muslim, noting: “Hassan claimed he was wrongly fired from ConAgra Lamb Weston after he fell in a freezer and had a back injury in 2013. He filed a small claims suit against his supervisor, claiming discrimination and workplace harassment because he is Muslim. He asked for $5,000.”

Officer Joshua Kuhn was one of two officers to respond and was attacked by the sword-wielding Hussein Hassan in Kennewick.

Kennewick, a small city of about 73,000 population, has been a hotbed of refugee resettlement over the years. The U.S. State Department, in cooperation with the United Nations, has distributed more than 475 refugees into Kennewick since 9/11 from Muslim-majority nations, according to the State Department’s online database. That includes 206 from Iraq, 99 from Somalia, 69 from Sudan, 31 from Afghanistan and nine just in the past 10 months from Syria.

The Kennewick police officers involved in this incident were identified as Officer Joshua Kuhn, who has 15 years of service with the Kennewick Police Department and Officer Jason Kiel, who has almost 20 years of combined service with the Kennewick Police Department and the Washington State Patrol. Kiel was named the city’s Officer of the Year in 2015.

Police have not said which of the two officers was wounded in the attack.

Officer Jason Kiel

As the investigation continues the SIU is asking for anyone who may have witnessed or who may have recorded the incident to contact Sgt. Bob Brockman of the Benton County Sheriff’s Office at 509-735-6555.

Almost all of the Kennewick residents who posted comments on the police department’s Facebook page were supportive of the officers’ quick reaction to put down the sword-wielding Hassan.

Bailey Lane commented: “This was so close to my house where I have two beautiful baby girls who play outside a lot! So thankful to have officers from KPD around to keep everyone safe!”

Another local resident, Lee Livesey, said he thought the officers acted appropriately to protect the community: “I try and stay out of commenting on these things (I did say try), but I want to support and thank the officers involved in this. They did the right thing and probably showed more restraint than I would have.”

Others were dismayed that the Kennewick P.D. released the names of the officers before the investigation was completed.

“I don’t believe the officers should be named until after the investigation in complete. They are now subject to scrutiny!” stated Dinazar Maciel.

Others speculated about whether the attacker could have been a refugee from Somalia or some other Muslim country.

Witness Cheyenne Van Tine was there as it happened and described it as a whirlwind.

“I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me, is this man really attacking an officer? And then, when the shots were fired, there were so many gunshots it was just kind of like ‘Is that really what that is? Of course that’s what that is;’ and I had to come up and pull off the side of the road.”

Medics arrived minutes later to treat the injured officer and suspect at the scene. The intersection was shut down for several hours Sunday.

Police say the officer and the suspect were rushed to Trios Health in Kennewick. The suspect died at the hospital.

http://www.wnd.com/2017/08/quaint-u-s-town-man-named-hussein-tries-to-behead-police-officer-with-sword/

Kennewick father killed by police had attacked before

BY CAMERON PROBERT
cprobert@tricityherald.com

AUGUST 15, 2017 7:51 PM

A Kennewick man’s sword attack on an officer Sunday was not his first assault of a policeman.

Last October, Hussein D. Hassan bit Kennewick Officer James Canada during a car prowling investigation.

Canada and Officer Miguel Ayala were called to Hassan’s home on the 1700 block of West Sixth Avenue. The details are unclear from court documents, but they contacted Hassan and ended up starting to arrest him for obstruction.

In the struggle to arrest him, Hassan bit Canada’s thumb, breaking the skin.

Hassan, 46, was charged with assault, resisting arrest and and obstruction and was released when someone posted a $1,000 bond.

Court-appointed defense attorney Sam Swanberg asked for Eastern State Hospital doctors to evaluate Hassan’s ability to understand the proceedings and help in his defense.

But Hassan never showed up for his mental health evaluation on April 27 and a warrant was issued after he missed his May 3 court hearing in Benton County Superior Court.

On Sunday, witnesses called police when they saw Hassan walking along Olympia Street near 10th Avenue with a sword. Office Jason Kiel was the first to arrive. As he was getting out of his car, Hassan reportedly attacked, hitting him several times in the head, say investigators.

Kiel managed to get away as Officer Joshua Kuhn arrived. Both fired at Hassan and he died at the hospital.

MY DAD IS GONE AND JUST BECAUSE HE DIDN’T LIKE THE POLICE, (AND) ONLY GOD KNOWS THE TRUTH.
Mohamed Dahir, Hassan’s son

One of his children, Mohamed Dahir, took to Facebook this week to claim police officers wouldn’t have shot his father if he was white.

“My dad is gone and just because he didn’t like the police, (and) only God knows the truth,” Dahir wrote.

Public records reveal little about the Kennewick father, who had worked in a potato processing plant in recent years.

Hassan claimed he was wrongly fired from ConAgra Lamb Weston after he fell in a freezer and had a back injury in 2013. He filed a small claims suit against his supervisor, claiming discrimination and workplace harassment because he is Muslim. He asked for $5,000.

His case, and a following appeal, were denied.

Court records also show he was living in Kennewick with his wife and had several children, ages 2 to 18.

The Tri-City Special Investigations Unit released no new information Wednesday on the shooting. An autopsy is planned Wednesday.

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/crime/article167436852.html

It just leaves you numb and speechless that our stupid government has allowed these fruitcake crazy SOB's into our country.

"Court records also show he was living in Kennewick with his wife and had several children, ages 2 to 18."

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Another "refugee" with several anchor rats WE foot the bill for! Deport them all.