Navy Capt. Meneley, who retired in as a Navy captain having earned dozens of awards and commendations, died when he was shot multiple times by police at a DoubleTree hotel in a suburb south of Seattle. Amanda M. By the time he retired in as a Navy captain, he had earned dozens of awards and commendations, including a Bronze Star and two Legions of Merit.
His life ended on the afternoon of April 17, when he was shot multiple times by police at a DoubleTree hotel near Seattle in a child sex sting operation. Police video shows a man authorities later identified as Meneley pulling a gun on officers trying to arrest him after he showed up at a room where he planned to meet two underage girls. Police said Meneley had come to the attention of authorities in previous sex crime investigations.
The three Seattle police officers waiting for the suspect in the room each wore body cameras and black uniforms that clearly identified them as police. At p. The officers answered the door, and within 15 seconds, Meneley was dead, police said.
One officer was wounded as guests hid from a fusillade of up to 30 bullets above the open-air lobby. Police posted videos of the shooting on YouTube on April 19 β two days after the shooting β with an introduction by Chief Diaz.
A few moments into the videos, the picture switches to inside the hotel room. The shooting unfolds three times from the body cams of the three officers involved. The videos show officers opening the door to Room Outside is a man in a baseball cap, dress shirt, jeans, and a light green jacket standing in the entryway with his right hand across his chest and inside his coat.
