Follow the money Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson paid to prosecute three Tacoma police officers for the death of Manuel Ellis, and you’ll find a high-profile attorney, pricey jury ...
Police wrestle the unarmed Black man to the sidewalk. One officer pushes his face into the pavement as he pleads in vain: “Can’t breathe.” Witnesses capture the scene at a dark intersection on their ...
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Mayowa Aina, host of the KNKX podcast The Walk Home, about the police killing of an unarmed Black man, Manuel Ellis.... Podcast explores police killing of Manuel Ellis, ...
All three officers charged in connection with his death were acquitted by a jury. His death led to protests against the police department, with activists calling for reform and accountability. For ...
The three civilian witnesses — a woman in one car, a man in another, and a pizza delivery driver in a third car — all said they never saw Ellis try to hit the officers, according to a probable cause ...