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SEATTLE - Someone inside an artsy Seattle cafe where a gunmanopened fire threw stools at the assailant during a shooting rampagepolice described as "callous, horrific and cold," a move thatallowed others to run to safety. Ian Lee Stawicki was armed with two .45-caliber handguns and beganshooting Wednesday morning at Cafe Racer, killing four people.Police said he fled and later killed a female motorist, taking offwith her SUV. Stawicki later killed himself as police closed in. Police said more people could have been injured or even killed atthe cafe were it not for the actions of the man, whom theyidentified only as "Lawrence." They did not say whether he was apatron or an employee. "The hero picked up a stool and threw it at the suspect. Hit him.Picked up another stool, as the suspect is shooting and nowpointing (a gun) at him, and hits him with another stool,"Assistant Chief Jim Pugel said. "During that time, two or possibly three, people made theirescape," he said. "He saved three lives." In an interview with authorities posted on the Police Department'sonline "blotter," the man said the shooting started right afterStawicki was politely told he was not welcome at the cafe. Lawrence told police he picked up the stool and threw it, legsfirst, as the shots rang out. "My brother died in the World Trade Center," he said. "I promisedmyself" if something like this happened, "I would never hide undera table." Wednesday's slayings further frayed nerves in an already jitterycity that has seen 21 homicides so far this year -- as many asSeattle had in all of 2011. "In my almost 30 years in this department, I've never seen anythingmore callous, horrific and cold," Deputy Police Chief Nick Metzsaid at a Thursday news conference after reviewing video footage ofthe killings. The gunman's father struggled Thursday to understand how his soncould have gone on a shooting rampage and apologized to thevictims' families. "The first thing I can say, and it doesn't go very far at thispoint, is I'm so sorry," Walter Stawicki told the Associated Press,his voice quivering. "It sounds so trite, that I feel their grief.... I just hope they understand he wasn't a monster out to killpeople." The 21 homicides this year have the city's leaders wondering whatif anything can be done. "The city is stunned and seeking to make sense of it," Mayor MikeMcGinn said. "I think we have to start by acknowledging thetremendous amount of grief that's out there from the families andfriends of the victims." In just over a month, a young woman was killed in a seeminglyrandom drive-by shooting in a popular nightlife district, and afather who was driving with his family was killed by a stray bulletfired during a fight involving people on the street. Police have told residents to expect more officers on patrol inhigh-crime areas. McGinn said the highest priority would beaddressing the "epidemic of gun violence that's plaguing the city.". The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as Food Process Machinery Manufacturer , China Cone Mixer, and more. For more , please visit Pulveriser Machine today!
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