According to reports published on the Seattle Times website detectives found weapons and bomb-making materials in the apartment of Christopher J. Monfort . Monfort is a suspect in the slaying of Seattle Police Officer Timothy Brenton. Seattle police shot Monfort late Friday afternoon after confronting him and having a handgun aimed at them by the suspect.

The apartment complex is located in the 13700 block of 56th Avenue South.

The 41-year-old man was transported to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle with serious injuries. His condition has been upgraded from critical to serious.

Tukwila and Seattle police had been watching the residence on Friday.

They found a Datsun 210 coupe under a car cover. The car matches the description of a vehicle sought in the killing of Officer Brenton.

When the suspect left his Tukwila apartment, officers confronted him. The man ran up a stairway and tried to fire a gun at police. The gun failed to fire.

The man was shot several times by pursuing officers.

The shooting occurred as a memorial service for Officer Brenton was wrapping up at Seattle's KeyArena.

According to law enforcement sources the suspect is a 41-year-old man who studied law enforcement issues at the University of Washington reportedly named Christopher J. Monfort.

He has no criminal record in Washington State, but his court records do show two traffic infractions.