''More than anything, their welfare is on my mind.''. The men are accused of 20 shootings, including 13 deaths, in Virginia, Maryland, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Washington, D.C. "It's a bad day for law enforcement," Troyer said. Dispatch received reports at about 10:48 p.m. of shots fired. Tacoma, Washington, chief of police David Brame, whose history of domestic violence was revealed on Friday, shot his wife and killed himself on Saturday. The 43-year-old woman said she was standing in front of a coffee shop when she heard a ``pop, pop sound and then saw a woman lying in a pool of blood. When the 60-year-old retires Thursday after 17 years at the helm of the department, it'll be as the. The faces of every police chief since the departments inception in the 19th century stare back. Medics found Crystal Brame lying on the pavement next to the open driver's door. The two had dated, The Washington Post reported, citing police sources. It did not appear anyone else was involved in the shooting. Shortly before they separated in February, Brame pointed his service revolver at her, "telling me, Accidents happen," according to the court filings. For the record, thats false. ILEETA 2023: Trainers Speak Out on Effects of Lowering Hiring Standards. A public man brought his private life to work and snarled his subordinates in the awkward details of his failed marriage. That was 20 years . On Friday, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported that documents in the couples divorce case recounted a stormy, sometimes violent relationship. 1 min read. Police and other first responders can use bicycles in a variety of ways. I interviewed a Tacoma police officer who said Brame tried to lure her into a threesome with Crystal. Brame brought Crystal to a marriage counseling session with the police chaplain. Brame died at 5:43 p.m., 2 1/2 hours after the shootings in a Gig Harbor. I know we tried to do our jobs the right way. It ran the day before the shooting happened. Above all, he was local: a second-generation police commander, a sports star straight out of Lincoln High School. The couple had been going through a divorce. I didnt know the womans name. The passage of time boggles my mind. His wife, Crystal, was flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle in critical condition. Police Say Tacoma Chief Shoots Wife, Self. His appointment ceremony Jan. 17, 2002 was a pageant, unlike others before and after: the hometown boy, crowned next to his beautiful wife, Crystal, and their two children. "She was on her back, and there was blood everywhere. Brame rose through the ranks to become police chief in Tacoma, a city of 194,000, in January 2002. Paramedics found Crystal Brame lying on the pavement beside her car, with the drivers side door ajar. What do you do when this particular boss falls apart? April 24, 2003, was Crystals birthday. He accused his wife of having a ``ferocious temper and being emotionally unstable. The man, Ki Seong Kim, 21, a student at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., died three hours after the shooting Friday. Crystal Brame accused her husband of pointing his gun at her, trying to choke her and saying he "could snap my neck if he wanted to.". That was 20 years ago. His vetting was iffy. The simple reality sounds old-fashioned 20 years later, but its the truth: We didnt know the background. The Development Wells report for Texas Railroad Commission Districts 7C, 8 and 8A. A University of Maryland student remained in critical condition Saturday after a man she knew shot her in the head, before turning the gun on himself. One witness said she saw people in the parking lot running around and screaming after the shootings. Tacoma police officials say there was no outward indication that Brame was abusive or suicidal. ``This is somebody everybody knew and respected., ``He was exactly what you want, Troyer added, ``rose up through the ranks, worked very hard and made chief.. Brame was pronounced dead at 5:52 p.m. at St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma, Pierce County Sheriffs spokesman Ed Troyer said. POLICE Senior Editor Wayne Parham and Lawrence Kehoe, the training content specialist at MILO, discuss simulator training, content development, and using the AUFIRE System while running simulations with officers at ILEETA. Tacoma Police Chief David Brame died yesterday after he shot his 35-year-old estranged wife and himself in a strip-mall parking lot in Gig Harbor, Pierce County. Daddy hurt Mommy.' His wife, Crystal, was flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the head. A witness said she saw people in the parking lot running around and screaming after the shootings. Though there was a standard restraining order that protected the couple's assets during the divorce, she had said in divorce documents that she had chosen not to obtain a no-contact order, against the advice of her lawyer. "What makes this situation particularly difficult to understand is that Chief Brame recognized and was concerned about how emotional stress can affect police officers," Corpuz said. He and his wife, 35-year-old Crystal Brame, had been going through a divorce. On Friday, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported that documents in the couples divorce case recounted a stormy, sometimes violent relationship. Our newsroom staff fanned out across Tacoma and Gig Harbor, reporting the biggest story most of us had ever covered. Six months after the shootings, then-Attorney General Christine Gregoire described the department as culturally corrupt.. ``I heard one of the children say, Daddy shot Mommy, words to that effect, said Dana Mossman. One held that the TNT covered up the story at first to protect Brame, not revealing details of his contentious divorce until it was too late. He accused his wife of having a "ferocious temper" and being emotionally unstable. Benson was pronouced dead Thursday. The shooting took place around 3:10 p.m. in the parking lot of a shopping center in this town northwest of Tacoma, Troyer said. Many other people were screaming and running from the parking lot. Barker said Brame was "vague" about his marital problems and did not report any physical assault. The shooting took place around 3:10 p.m. in the parking lot of a shopping center in this town northwest of Tacoma, Pierce County sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyer said. Subscribe Subscribe; e-Edition Days before the shooting, as word of Brames divorce and allegations of domestic abuse became public, Corpuz said the chiefs divorce was a civil matter, and declined to take action. It was personal: a human-resources nuke, a road map of wrong turns and bad decisions. It was all day, every day. Police Say Tacoma Chief Shoots Wife, Self TIM KLASS April 26, 2003 GIG HARBOR, Wash. (AP) _ Tacoma Police Chief David Brame was killed and his wife was injured in an apparent murder-suicide attempt Saturday, a day after abuse allegations in the couple's divorce case were publicized in media reports. Catherine Woodard, an assistant chief, is now acting chief, Mr. Corpuz said. Im not interested in investigating any civil proceedings that he is going though at this time, Corpuz said that day. On Friday, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported that documents in the couples divorce case recounted a stormy, sometimes violent relationship. But Brame said he had been victimized in the relationship. Sean Robinson, Night/Sports Editor, spent 20 years as an investigative reporter at The News Tribune before moving to an editing role. David Brame denied all of his wife's allegations, and said she had a "ferocious temper" that manifested itself in physical attacks, constant verbal abuse and threats to "drag him through the mud" and ruin his police career. He also saw a bystander pick up the handgun and then make a call on his cellphone. I cant forget the interviews of the children, who were 8 and 5 at the time. Tacoma, Wash., Police Chief David Brame, 44, shot his wife in the head in a mall parking lot before fatally shooting himself. His wife, Crystal, was flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the head. Corpuz told The News Tribune he would not investigate the chief. Their children, ages 8 and 5, were sitting in a nearby car. Tacoma was making bad national news again. The digital age was in its infancy reporting wasnt a matter of typing a name into a search engine and getting an instant answer. Somebody needs to do that.. At work, he never stopped talking of home. They were just running for safety," said Kirsten Oakland, 36, and a hair stylist at Harbor Cutter, a shop that looks out onto the parking lot. Brame, 44, was taken to St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma where he died shortly before 6 p.m. yesterday. Crystal Brame accused her husband of pointing his gun at her, trying to choke her and saying he ``could snap my neck if he wanted to.. "There's been enough damage done already," Mattheis said. Brame, 44, was taken to. One witness, Dana Mossman, told the The News Tribune of Tacoma, ''I heard them say: 'Daddy shot Mommy. As the news spread across the city, police spokesman Jim Mattheis drove Corpuz to the crime scene: a drugstore parking lot in Gig Harbor, where the chief fired the fatal shots. It was one of many stories revealing, in hindsight, the dubious rise of a disastrous leader. COVID has caused demand to skyrocket, WA State updates COVID-19 guidance for bowling, museums, agritourism, motor sports, Families who want schools reopened protest outside Pierce County health department, Washington state to apply to federal government for $300-per-week unemployment benefit, Washington state news still encouraging, officials cautiously say at weekly update, Risky gamble? His three assistant chiefs picked up the slack (baby-sitting was the internal description). A Model Police Chief Investigators say Brame, 44, shot his wife in the head, then killed himself inside her car at a shopping center parking lot after what police believe was a pre-arranged meeting Saturday. My crime team colleagues and I, led by editor Randy McCarthy, had covered the 2001 arrest of Gary Ridgway, the Green River killer. Meanwhile, he monitored the odometer on her car, checked her weight on the bathroom scale and sent her flowers anonymously, calling himself a secret admirer. When Crystal asked who sent the flowers, he accused her of having an affair. The Brames children ran toward their mothers car after hearing the shots, Troyer said. At one point, the chief took the children to his car, then went back to his wife's car, where the pair engaged in a heated conversation, witnesses told the authorities. The only leader with direct authority over Brame, City Manager Ray Corpuz, didnt know what to do about it. On April 25, the day before the shootings, news stories surfaced about the chiefs divorce.