25-year-old soldier from East Point shot, killed attending party in Washington

WSBTV.com News Staff
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Sheriff’s deputies in Washington State are searching for the shooter who killed an active duty soldier from metro Atlanta.

Channel 2′s sister station KIRO 7 News reported that U.S. Army Sgt. Emmett Leviticus Moore, a native of East Point, Georgia, died in a shooting Saturday night.

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Joint Base Lewis McCord confirmed to KIRO 7 that Moore was stationed at the base as a member of 1-14 Cavalry Squadron, 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division.

“It is with a heavy heart that we mourn the loss of Sgt. Moore,” said Lt. Col. John C. Tisserand, the 1-14 CAV battalion commander, in a statement. “This is an extremely difficult time for the Warhorse family. Our primary mission now is taking care of the family members of our fallen soldier,” he said.

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The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office says Moore, 25, was attending a house party off 112 Street in Parkland, Washington.

Deputies responded to the house around 6 p.m. Saturday and found Moore with a gunshot wound. He died at the scene.

Deputies said they believe someone else at the party is responsible for Moore’s death.

KIRO 7 News spoke with neighbors who heard gunshots in the area.

“We were having a barbecue, then we heard like three or four (shots), which we thought were fireworks. Then, all the cops came,” said Sandra Kinney, a Parkland resident.

Detectives are still trying to find out what led up to the shooting.

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