Ashley Hiruko
Investigative Reporter
About
Ashley Hiruko reports on topics involving policing and the behind-the-scenes conduct of city leaders. Her investigations have examined police killings, allegations of abuse and sex trafficking, and labor issues.
She lives in Seattle with her husband, son, and Maltese.
Location: Seattle
Languages Spoken: English
Pronouns: she/her
Professional Affiliations: Past President, Western Washington Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists
Stories
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Mayor Durkan's new budget proposal would 'defund' Seattle Police — but only by 5%
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan on Tuesday proposed a budget that would reduce Seattle Police spending by $20 million through the end of the year. That's roughly a 5% reduction from the $409 million originally allocated to Seattle police for 2020.
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Mayor Durkan: Seattle Police will return to East Precinct in near future
Seattle Police will soon return to the East Precinct, said Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan during a Monday press conference. Police left the precinct on June 8, after days of protests against police brutality.
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Latinos have the most coronavirus cases in Washington state
More Latinos have contracted Covid-19 than any other race in the state, according to data published by Washington State Department of Health. As of June 17, 8,673 Latinos contracted the coronavirus -- 43 percent of all confirmed cases.
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Coronavirus cases pass 100 at Coyote Ridge prison in eastern Washington
The phone conversations between Dalyce Jones and her husband, an inmate at Coyote Ridge Corrections Center, used to center around baseball, or their two kids riding their bikes outside.
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Dispatches from CHAZ, Seattle's new autonomous zone
For 10 nights, Seattle police faced off with protesters on Capitol Hill in Seattle. As one, cops formed a thick wall protecting the East Precinct.
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Gunman at Seattle protest charged with first-degree assault
Nikolas Fernandez, a Seattle man who shot a protester in the arm as he sped into a crowd on Capitol Hill on Sunday, has been charged with first-degree assault, with a firearm enhancement.
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Gunman at Seattle protest claims he feared for his life. Others paint a different picture
A Seattle man who shot a protester in the arm as he sped into a crowd on Capitol Hill said he had panicked after a crowd circled his car. But others say there's more to the story.
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Seattle Police will stop using tear gas on protesters, chief says
Carmen Best, chief of the Seattle Police Department, announced on Friday that her officers would stop using tear gas on protesters.
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Law & Courts
Why 'defund the police' has become the rallying cry at Seattle protests
As protests against police violence and abuse of power ensue across the nation, local advocates are calling for a 50% funding cut for the Seattle Police Department.
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Race & Identity
Seattle protesters adopt 'Hong Kong' methods to avoid police intervention
All hell broke loose on Monday when someone popped open a magenta umbrella.