Memorial for four Lakewood , Washington , police officers held in Tacoma . `` If these officers were here this afternoon , to an officer they would tell you , 'On November 29 , I was doing my duty . ' Nearly 20,000 people -- many of them police officers -- attend , KIRO reports . The Seattle Police Department has been under fire since the shooting death last month of a black man by an officer who was responding to a call about a suspicious person on his porch. Officers fatally shot in coffee shop on November 29 .
Memorial for four Lakewood , Washington , police officers held in Tacoma . Nearly 20,000 people -- many of them police officers -- attend , KIRO reports . The Seattle Police Department has been under fire since the shooting death last month of a black man by an officer who was responding to a call about a suspicious person on his porch. Officers fatally shot in coffee shop on November 29 .