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    Police
    Tommy Le’s family at the forum. Photo by Daniel Person
    Family, Community Exhort Leaders to Find Justice for...
    By Daniel Person • July 20, 2017 1:30 am

    “There is no pain like losing a son. There is no pain like losing a piece of my heart.”

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    Police pose in uniforms affixed with body cameras. Seattle Weekly archives
    Murray Orders Cops to Wear Body Cameras, But...
    By Casey Jaywork • July 18, 2017 6:30 am

    Privacy advocates say stricter rules are needed around when police can turn their camers off.

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    Deputy Who Shot and Killed Burien Man Three Weeks Ago On Leave Again After Fatal Collision in Fife
    Deputy Who Shot and Killed Burien Man Three...
    By Daniel Person • July 7, 2017 12:50 pm

    Cesar Molina had returned to work following the shooting of Tommy Le.

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    Katrina Johnson, Charleena Lyles’ cousin, speaks at a press conference for De-Escalate Washington on July 6, 2017. Photo by Sara Bernard
    New Initiative Seeks to Tighten Laws Around Police...
    By Sara Bernard • July 6, 2017 5:00 pm

    I-940 would change the way police are trained as well as state law on the use of deadly force.

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    Nikkita Oliver, left, addresses the council during the June 27 hearing on the police killing of Charleena Lyles. Rev. Brown, right in blue, opened the hearing with a prayer in which she asked God to “make us hear each other. Make us hear the things that we say, and the things that we do not say…We have permission to be angry,” she added. “And let us call our anger righteous, for it is such.” Photo by Casey Jaywork
    At Public Hearing, Black Women Voice Rage and...
    By Casey Jaywork • June 28, 2017 7:00 am

    Tuesday night, Seattle City Council held an intense public meeting on the killing of Charleena Lyles.

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    Kent Police spokeswoman Melanie Robinson on Monday at Kent City Hall surrounded by representatives from law enforcement agencies across South King County. Photo by Mark Klaas/Kent Reporter
    Task Force Targets South King County Gun Crimes
    By Steve Hunter • June 27, 2017 7:00 am

    In the last two months, the area has seen the number of shooting incidents drop from 65 per month to 36.

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    Giovonn Joseph-McDade runs with the ball while playing for the Kent-Meridian High School football team in 2013. File Photo/Kent Reporter
    20-Year-Old Auburn Man Shot, Killed by Kent Police
    By Steve Hunter • June 27, 2017 6:30 am

    Police report that Giovonn Joseph-McDade tried to hit an officer with his car. Two other shooting deaths involving the department are currently under investigation.

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    Man Killed By a King County Deputy Last Week Was Armed With a Pen
    Man Killed By a King County Deputy Last...
    By Daniel Person • June 22, 2017 3:40 pm

    Initial reports said Tommy Le was carrying a knife.

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    Rally for Charleena Lyles on June 20, 2017. Photo by Sara Bernard
    ‘Murder is Murder’: Despite Reforms, Mourners Fear Justice...
    By Sara Bernard • June 21, 2017 10:30 am

    Use of force reviews remain firmly under SPD control. That’s left families unsatisfied before.

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    After Killing, Family and Friends Mourn the Loss of Charleena Lyles
    After Killing, Family and Friends Mourn the Loss...
    By Sharayah Lane • June 19, 2017 8:00 am

    The mother of four was shot after she called police about a possible burglary.

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    Body cams are part of the reform effort. Photo courtesy of SPD
    How We Got Here: Six Years of Wrangling...
    By Casey Jaywork • May 23, 2017 10:30 am

    It’s been a long road to an imperfect solution.

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    The 2017 Seattle City Council. Photo via City Council
    Critics Say Police Reform Legislation Doesn’t Go Far...
    By Casey Jaywork • May 22, 2017 2:04 pm

    And then there are some that say it goes too far.

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    Bellevue Police Launch Internal Investigation Following Tasering of Teen
    Bellevue Police Launch Internal Investigation Following Tasering of...
    By Megan Campbell • May 19, 2017 7:30 am

    “Anytime there’s a use of force, such as a Taser, there is an automatic review.”

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