A 67-year-old pedophile has been killed by Seattle police while attending an encounter with two minor girls in a hotel room. The police action, which can be seen in the video that accompanies these lines, has generated controversy.

The body cameras of up to three police officers record the entire sequence. In two of them it is clearly seen how the alleged pedophile He pulls out a gun, resists and a first shot is heard.. According to the police version, that first shot wounds one of the officers in the leg, an action that costs the suspect his life.

“These situations are dangerous, unpredictable and can worsen quickly“says Adrian Z. Díaz, chief of the Seattle Police Department, who points out that there “Internet crimes against minors have increased by 76% between 2022 and 2023.”

To set the trap, the agents posed as an 11-year-old girl and a 7-year-old girl. After taking the bait, the man showed up at a hotel in Seattle, the largest city in the state of Washington (United States) without knowing who was really after the identity of the minors.