A test of WA's police accountability law

Seattle Now

English - September 25, 2023 12:04 - 11 minutes - 12.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 584 ratings
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Three Tacoma Police Officers are on trial this week facing murder and manslaughter charges in the the death of Manny Ellis. It’s the first test of Washington’s new police accountability law, and the trial will have ripple effects across the state.

KNKX reporter Jared Brown is here to explain what’s happened so far and the potential impacts of the trial's outcome.

Follow KNKX's coverage of the trial on their website: https://www.knkx.org/tpdtrial

And listen to The Walk Home, about Manny Ellis' death: thewalkhomepodcast.org

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