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Seattle Police recently shot dead a 67-year-old man who allegedly came to a hotel thinking he was meeting two girls aged seven and eleven.

The Seattle Police Department (SPD) released body cam footage which shows the suspect pulling a gun on the cops after they opened the hotel door. There was a brief tussle between the cops and the man before he was shot dead.

(Viewer discretion is advised for the video below. It contains disturbing imagery)

According to the police, the man arrived at the DoubleTree Suites hotel in Tukwila on Wednesday where he was met by multiple SPD officers with the Washington State Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce, waiting to arrest him.

The police officers shot the man within seconds of him pulling out a gun.

A report by the New York Post said it was not yet clear what led the police to set up the undercover operation.

Nicole Parker, a former FBI special agent, told Fox News Digital that the police officers had to react to the fast-moving situation in a split-second. According to her, pedophile offenders are often the most dangerous criminals and can put police in life-threatening situations.

She said such criminals know they have nothing to lose because they will be sent away for a long time when they are caught.