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Mysterious posters in courthouse garage could have jeopardized Auburn police killing case, judge says

The case of the first police officer charged under a new state standard for misuse of deadly force is now before a jury in King County Superior Court. Auburn police officer Jeffrey Nelson faces charges of second-degree murder and first-degree assault for twice shooting Jesse Sarey on May 31, 2019.
Amy Radil
Politics

‘I am a gay Latino man,’ says former Seattle Chief Adrian Diaz after stepping down
Isolde Raftery

Ashley Hiruko
Crime

King County prosecutors have notified schools of 69 felony gun charges against students

The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has started notifying schools when students are charged with felonies involving guns. The Safer Schools Strategy began this school year, partly in response to campus shootings.
Ann Dornfeld
Despite threats of removal, asylum-seekers in Kent remain at camp next to empty hotel

For now, asylum-seekers camping out in front of a vacant county-owned hotel in the city of Kent are not going to be relocated.
Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Demotion costs Seattle’s ex-police chief his title at national police org

Mayor Bruce Harrell made the change, citing a “distracting” amount of litigation by SPD officers and the need for an outside investigation to proceed unimpeded. Now, Diaz has lost another title as well.
Amy Radil
Government

'This is how we get better.' Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell defends his decision to dismiss Police Chief Adrian Diaz

Barely 24 after publicly announcing his decision to dismiss Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz, Mayor Bruce Harrell spoke to Soundside's Libby Denkmann about why that was the right move for a department plagued by lawsuits and accusations that it was a "good old boys' club."
Libby Denkmann

Jason Burrows

Katie Campbell
Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz out; former Sheriff Sue Rahr interim

Updated at 1 p.m. 5/29/2024
Ashley Hiruko

Isolde Raftery
Assistant chief with Seattle Police put on leave, reasons unclear

Updated 4:15 p.m. on 5/24/2024.
Isolde Raftery
‘It was David and Goliath.’ Eyewitness describes shooting in murder trial of Auburn police officer
Ashley Hiruko
Law & Courts

Auburn officer's trial tests deadly force law

The murder trial against Auburn police officer Jeff Nelson is underway in Kent today. Arguments are centering around the officer’s training and the testimony of some key witnesses. It’s an important test of a voter initiative that made it easier to prosecute police officers who use deadly force. KUOW’s crime and law enforcement reporter Amy Radil will bring us up to speed on the case.
Patricia Murphy

Jennie Cecil Moore

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