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  • NAACP defends Lynnwood Councilmember Binda, accuses council president of retaliation


    The NAACP Snohomish County has released its first report on accusations surrounding Lynnwood Councilmember Josh Binda.

    The report, which the NAACP says is the first in an ongoing investigation, focuses on Lynnwood Council President Shannon Sessions and alleges she created a hostile work environment, used retaliatory tactics, and had inappropriate communication with the media.

    Following the release of the report, Binda, said at a press event that he has "been targeted, subjected to a web of lies orchestrated by my own council leadership, and also lies intended to aid an effort to recall me out of my position that I was elected to."

    The NAACP began an investigation into what it calls the "targeting of Lynnwood City Councilmember Joshua Binda" in May, following a string of controversial headlines. A recall effort began around the same time, which was approved by a judge in June.

    At the Thursday press event, Gerald Hankerson, president of the NAACP of Alaska, Oregon and Washington, called Sessions a "Karen" and alleged that she used "racists tools" because she didn't like that Binda, a Black man, had beat an incumbent.

    One allegation addressed in the report is that Binda attended a leadership conference in Washington, D.C., as a Lynnwood city official. He then requested that the cost of the trip be paid for with city funds. Sessions has said that the trip was not approved by the council and was therefore unsanctioned and should not be paid for with taxpayer dollars.

    The NAACP disputes Sessions' characterization of Binda's trip. According to the organization's report, "City policy states that each Council member is allocated $2,500 to be used at their discretion for personal edification or City business. Mr. Binda had the authority to utilize his allocated funds for the trip. He did not need permission from the Council President or the Council."

    Sessions also said that there was little evidence that Binda attended conference events, and that he did not provide receipts for the trip. But according to the NAACP report, "Witnesses and video evidence confirmed that he gave the closing speech for the youth delegates session as a replacement for Congressman Maxwell Frost..."

    The NAACP report also concludes:

    "Based on the NAACP Snohomish County’s investigation, to date, it is evident that the allegations made against Councilperson Joshua Binda by Council President Shannon Sessions were found to be untrue or lacking merit. The investigation established that Mr. Binda had the authority to use his discretionary funds for travel. Concerns were raised regarding the Council’s attempts to influence reimbursement decisions and actions taken to create barriers that interfered with Mr. Binda’s ability to perform his duties as a council person, suggesting potential violations of proper protocol. Additionally, the complaints regarding ethics were acknowledged as unintentional and resolved by mutual agreement."

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  • Who is covering your local news? Today So Far
    • What will happen to this small-town newspaper in Washington?
    • Lake Forest Park creates "Octavia Butler Avenue" in honor of sci-fi author.
    • Why you should prepare for harsh traffic in Seattle this weekend.

    This post originally appeared in KUOW's Today So Far newsletter for July 21, 2023.

    Quick hits

    • Organizers, politicians predict ‘massive wave of enthusiasm’ will revive labor movement
    • UW researcher says there's a simple way to help people addicted to fentanyl
    • Washington's first case of potentially deadly fungus found in Pierce County

    What will happen to the La Conner Weekly News? That question is part of a larger mystery about what will ultimately happen to local newspapers.

    Northwest News Network's Jeanie Lindsay brings us this story. The La Conner Weekly News' publisher and editor Ken Stern is looking to retire. That means the future of this small-town newspaper is in limbo. Stern wants to sell it to someone who will keep it going. Otherwise, it could go the way that so many others have in our region. Lindsay notes that Washington state has lost about 20% of its local newspapers since 2004. Right now, there are a few more across the region looking to sell, or their owners have passed away.

    I'm just going to be blunt about something (and my apologies to my news colleagues). Our region's major newspapers, which shall remain nameless, are not likely to send reporters to cover city hall in Issaquah, or Kent, or Bremerton, or Puyallup, or any of the small towns that add up to our Western Washington community. Here's another thing that I probably shouldn't say: The big news operations, they get a lot of their news from community newspapers, like the ones I used to work at. Without actual local reporters and newspapers, the big operations will have a little less to report, and you will be a little less informed. That local subscription holds a lot more value than you may realize.

    This is not a condemnation of our region's news sources. They do great work. There are just a lot of communities and only so many reporters to go around. This is about how important local newspapers are as they disappear one by one. While a lot of eyes and ears are drawn to major TV and news websites, it's the local newspapers that are covering the information that impacts you directly. They let you know about what is happening down at city hall, at your kids' schools, about the taxes you have to pay, and other details. Check out the full story on this here.

    At the end of this month, there will be an Octavia Butler Avenue in Lake Forest Park. You might wonder why this small town would dedicate a street to a sci-fi author, mostly known for her life in California. Turns out, Butler lived in Lake Forest Park in the latter years of her life.

    After moving to the area in 1999, Butler told a neighbor that she had few requirements for a new home. She wanted access to the city, but she didn't want to live in it. She didn't drive, so she needed access to a bus, a grocery store, and a bookstore. That's it. This Seattle suburb seemed to fit the bill. It's where she wrote her final book, "Fledgling" (a novel about vampires in Washington state by an author who actually lived in Washington state). She passed away in 2006. Now, Lake Forest Park will join a handful of other places that honor her name (including a mountain on Pluto and a landing site on Mars). Read more here.

    In case you're planning to go out and about around Seattle this weekend, maybe don't. Or at least, don't use your car.

    The events happening in Seattle this weekend are pretty massive, starting with the two Taylor Swift concerts at Lumen Field. There are also Mariners' games, the Bite of Seattle, Capitol Hill Block Party, and more. And on top of all that, there are some pretty significant road closures. If there was a time to ever hop on the light rail, this is it. Read more here.

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  • Could Seattle street racing run out of gas? Today So Far
    • The Seattle City Council moves forward a proposal to set up street racing cameras around the city.
    • What is behind all the high gas prices around Washington.
    • Mullets. 'Nuff said.

    This post originally appeared in KUOW's Today So Far newsletter for July 20, 2023.

    Quick hits

    Seattle's proposal to pump the brakes on street racing just shifted into high gear as it heads for the finish line at the City Council dais later this month.

    Aside from passing through the City Council's transportation committee, not much has changed from when I first covered this street racing story last month. The basic idea here is to place special traffic cameras to catch racers in areas known to have a lot of street racing. There is one notable difference, however — Seattle is now considering even more areas to put these cameras up. There were six proposed streets in June. The council is now talking about 10 — and for some reason, 35th Avenue NE (aka "I-35") is still not included on this list. See which streets the city is currently considering here.

    There may be a more immediate tool that could cool down local street racing — gas prices.

    Washington state currently has the highest gas prices in the nation. According to Thursday's numbers, gas prices are around $4.93 per gallon of regular gas. That is high, but keep in mind that one year ago, a gallon cost $5.20. As Scott Montgomery, a geoscientist and lecturer at the University of Washington’s Jackson School, pointed out to "Soundside," there is a pretty basic equation that adds up to gas prices: crude oil + refining + distribution + federal and local taxes = gas prices.

    But there are also a few other factors that can sway prices up or down. Gas prices can be seasonal, for example. Also, recent maintenance costs on the Olympic pipeline (which brings the Northwest a lot of its gas), has added a bump to prices. And the big one that a lot of folks are talking about is Washington state's new cap and trade program, which places a price tag on carbon pollution. Gas companies are paying for that pollution, at least they are paying up front. Customers are truly paying for it at the pump.

    “That is a program intended to raise the price of gasoline," Montgomery said. "When you put a price on carbon and that adds an extra cost to the producers and suppliers, that is going to raise the price."

    The big question right now is: How much does cap and trade raise the price of our local gasoline? Is it a big or small bump? Right now, there is a lot of debate around the answer.

    “The unfortunate side to it is that it is highly politicized," Montgomery said. "These are gasoline prices and they are the most politicized prices associated with energy in the country. It is difficult to say at this particular point how much of an impact that has on our high prices, but it does have an impact.”

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  • Weekend of big events, road closures means harsh traffic for Seattle


    Drivers may want to, literally, steer clear of the downtown Seattle area this weekend, July 21-23, 2023. The Seattle Department of Transportation is urging people to find ways of traveling into the city, other than driving.

    In addition to the thousands of people who will be at Lumen Field for the Taylor Swift concerts Saturday and Sunday, the Mariners are playing afternoon home games all weekend long.

    The Seattle Storm is also playing a home game Saturday at 6 p.m.

    The Bite of Seattle kicks off at Seattle Center on Friday and will run through the weekend.

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  • Washington's first case of potentially deadly fungus found in Pierce County

    Pierce County health officials believe a local man is the first person to contract a potentially deadly fungus in Washington state. The case has prompted the Washington State Department of Health to issue an alert.

    Candida Auris can be especially dangerous for people with serious medical conditions, those who use catheters or other medical tubes, and those who have frequent hospital or nursing home stays. It often causes outbreaks in health care settings, with exposure to surfaces, equipment, and people.

    The fungus can cause blood and wound infections. It prompts concern in the medical community because of its resistance to multiple drugs.

    According to the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department, the man was first hospitalized at Saint Joseph in Tacoma for six weeks. He was moved to Seattle's Kindred Hospital First Hill, which routinely tests for Candida Auris. He then tested positive on July 13. Officials note that the man has multiple comorbidities and did not travel recently. He is being treated and has been isolated.

    While Candida Auris has shown up in multiple counties, this is believed to be the first locally acquired case in Washington state.

    Health officials are trying to track down people who may have had contact with the man. A person infected with the fungus can spread it, even if they have no signs of illness.

    Officials say more than one-third of patients who contract the fungus die, but the risk is very low for healthy people.

    Candida Auris was first identified in Japan in 2009. The Centers for Disease Control consider it an "emerging fungus that presents a serious global health threat."

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  • Russian aggression on Ukrainian wheat exports, causes US prices to jump, just as NW is in harvest

    Jeff Leber of Umapine, Oregon, stands in the baking sun. He listens to the hiss of his grain getting sucked up into the bins, at the Northwest Grain Growers co-op.

    Today, Leber is getting a bit more money for his fall-planted, soft, white wheat than even days ago. Still, he’s spent more on this crop – his fuel, seed and fertilizer have been set at the highest prices he’s ever seen.

    “There’s not much I can do, except for taking care of the farm the best I can,” Leber said. “Then, our government and everyone else takes care of the pricing. We get what we get.”

    This week, Russia bombed key Ukrainian ports – crippling major wheat exports. It also pulled out of a key agreement that allowed the export of Ukrainian grain. That’s spiking U.S. wheat futures prices on soft red winter wheat – they were up 20 cents Tuesday and up 55 cents most of Wednesday. On Thursday, early trading was both up and down, showing signs of high volatility. The local wheat price has ticked up too – just as the Northwest starts to harvest.

    Down-yield

    Many Northwest farmers are harvesting a down-yield this year, and harvest is about 6% complete in Washington, 15%in Oregon and 5%in Idaho, as of July 16, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

    This year’s hot spring, that brought little, if any, rain has left the wheat heads light in grain, with few or weazened/shriveled kernels. Some Northwest wheat is stressed – and may have too much protein to meet market demand. Most of the Northwest’s wheat is ultimately sold to Asian bakers – who like low-protein, and low-gluten wheat for cakes, cookies, noodles and crackers.

    War money

    The war-fueled jump in price could help offset higher-priced fuel, seed and fertilizer in the Northwest. But higher prices could also disrupt the world wheat market.

    Cory Christensen is a grain merchant for Northwest Grain Growers. He said some say there isn’t enough grain in the world to feed everyone.

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  • It's Taylor Swift week — so vote! Today So Far
    • The King County Council has declared a Taylor Swift week. Why? Partially because younger folks need to vote.
    • There may be a generational divide emerging in Seattle, along with a gap between longtime residents and newcomers. This could play a role in local elections.

    This post originally appeared in KUOW's Today So Far newsletter for July 19, 2023.

    Quick hits

    It's official. We are now in the midst of Taylor Swift week throughout King County. The county council has made it so.

    On Tuesday, in a proclamation so filled with puns it makes me proud, the King County Council deemed the week of July 18-25 as Taylor Swift week, coinciding with the pop star's stop in Seattle on her Eras tour. There's a few interesting aspects of this story, like how cities where Swift performs experience a considerable surge in economic activity, even temporary inflation.

    But a focus of King County's proclamation is Swift's influence on young fans, particularly when it comes to voting. Councilmember Claudia Balducci noted that Swift has often encouraged fans to become more engaged with elections and register to vote. Some have speculated that her calls to do so have resulted in slight bumps in voter registrations.

    "Taylor's unique position and ability to encourage young people to register to vote is something to be honored and replicated," Balducci said.

    Officials commonly attempt to get greater numbers of younger voters to take part in elections. Whether it's intentional or not, Swift seems to be influential in this unique nexus. Read more about that here.

    It just so happens that Swift arrives in Seattle in the lead up to the Aug. 1 primary election. Ballots are en route to mailboxes throughout Washington state. In Seattle, there could be a generational gap emerging between Seattle voters, which can also break down to newer residents versus longtime residents.

    This is notable as Seattle has (as always) a few hot-button issues, and seven out of nine council seats up for grabs.

    Take the experience of Theo Martin who runs Island Soul, a Caribbean-inspired restaurant in Columbia City. Martin tells KUOW that he recently asked a man to move along because he was asking his customers for money. That prompted a younger customer to start yelling at Martin, accusing him of being insensitive to people experiencing homelessness and telling him he was a bad neighbor. Martin feels the city needs to increase public safety, not tolerate public drug use, and clean up encampments. But down the street at the Columbia City Farmers Market, Brand Mace has a very different perspective. Mace is in her 20s and moved into Seattle a few months ago. She says people shouldn't be arrested for public drug use and that the police will "cause more harm.” Instead, she wants police funding to be “redistributed to the communities, because we can keep each other safe.”

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  • Lake Forest Park names street after sci-fi author Octavia E. Butler

    What do an asteroid, a crater on Mars, a school in Pasadena, California, and Lake Forest Park, Wash., have in common? They all have features named after sci-fi author Octavia E. Butler.

    "Octavia Butler Avenue" will be located along Lake Forest Park's 37th Avenue, between NE 165th Street and NE 162nd Street. The city will dedicate the honorary street at the intersection of NE 165th Street and 37th Avenue NE, at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 29.

    "The City of Lake Forest Park is fortunate to benefit from the wide array of notable and talented people, like Ms. Butler, who found a home in our city, and added to its rich history,” Mayor Jeff Johnson said in a statement.

    The idea to honor Butler with a street began in 2020, but the pandemic stalled the effort. Lake Forest Park Councilmember Phillippa Kassover says that's when she was engaging in an online anti-racism group and discovered Butler once lived in the city. That led her to an article by Professor Sheila Liming, which detailed a time during her high school years, living across the street from Butler in Lake Forest Park. It got her thinking.

    "For a smaller city like Lake Forest Park to have had a resident who received a Macarthur Genius award is tremendously exciting," Kassover said. "The Black Lives Matter and anti-racism movements helped us understand how important it is to celebrate our African American neighbors of distinction, as they have often been overlooked in the past."

    Kassover added, "Honorary street names are a way to remember those who lived there and the history associated with them ... I also grew up in the UK, where plaques and honorary street names are common, and help remind current generations of the history of the area. So the I found idea of an honorary street name to be an obvious way to remember Octavia Butler and honor her as a former member of our community."

    Butler was born in California, where she lived most of her life. The author moved to the Seattle suburb in 1999 and lived there until 2006, when she passed away. When she moved to Lake Forest Park, Butler, who did not drive, merely sought an area where she could walk to a grocery store, a book store, and a bus stop. According to Liming's account, Butler wanted access to the city, but didn't want to be in it. Lake Forest Park seemed to fit the bill.

    Butler was primarily known as a sci-fi writer. Her first book, "Patternmaster," was published in 1976. "Kindred," perhaps her most well-known novel, was published in 1979. She continued to write and publish books and series until "Fledgling" in 2005, a year before her death.

    She garnered a range of awards throughout here literary career, including the Hugo and Nebula awards. Butler was the first sci-fi author to receive a MacArthur "Genius" Grant. After her passing, she was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame and the National Women’s Hall of Fame.

    With its street designation, the Lake Forest Park joins a handful of other places that honor Butler's name, some of which are out of this world.

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  • Is Seattle becoming a trans haven? LGBTQ+ groups say demand for services is on the rise

    Seattle LGBTQ+ groups say requests to help trans people are on the rise as dozens of measures opposing transgender rights have been passed or introduced in state legislatures across the country.

    Jesse Alalawi is a program director for Peer Seattle and one of the group's first transgender employees.

    Alalawi said she tries to make sure trans people find help within a loosely knit network of advocacy groups, especially those who understand the needs of the LGBTQ+ community.

    “We do try to work together, and we do often help the same individuals, kind of creating a care team around an individual and helping them on their journey to survival,” she said.

    Alalawi also heads up an online and in-person community group called Trans is Beautiful. She said she’s seen an increase in trans people seeking resources over the past few months.

    Recently, a trans-masc person from Tennessee reached out to the group through one of its web sessions. Trans-masc is short for trans-masculine and refers to a person whose gender identity aligns more closely with masculinity but was not assigned male at birth.

    “They were experiencing a lot of the hardships that we hear about day to day, and they wanted to learn more, wanted to know about our organization, wanted to know about the resources in our city,” Alalawi said.

    They wanted to know if Seattle was a safe place to live.

    “And then a few weeks later, that member showed up at our door on a Sunday when Trans Is Beautiful comes," Alalawi said. "He now has a community that he participates in and is able to live a more authentic life for himself.”

    Alalawi said she's often working in collaboration with other nonprofits to provide resources for trans people seeking resources and refuge in Seattle.

    People from other organizations have also had people from other states wanting to learn how to best serve transgender people in their own communities. Alalawi said this influx of questions and inquiries shows a greater need for more resources, like money for the work nonprofits do in the Seattle area.

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  • It's officially Taylor Swift week in King County

    In a proclamation filled with Swiftie puns, the King County Council has officially declared July 18-25 as "Taylor Swift Week," in honor of the pop star's weekend stop in Seattle.

    "Since we announced this proclamation, we've heard some really moving stories about how Taylor and her music have inspired young fans, helped them through difficult times, and provided courage when it was needed," Councilmember Claudia Balducci said at a Tuesday council meeting, surrounded by a crowd of Swifties.

    Councilmember Balducci presented the proclamation, noting how Swift has encouraged young fans to vote, and has served as a positive role model. Some have speculated that when Swift urged fans to register to vote in 2018, it prompted a bump in registrations.

    "Taylor's unique position and ability to encourage young people to register to vote is something to be honored and replicated," Balducci said.

    "So to all the fans gathered here ... whether you're old enough to vote or not, I hope you will follow Taylor's lead in speaking up and speaking out, and don't ever let fear or criticism keep you from telling your story, advocating for the people and issues you care about, and pursuing your dreams."

    Swift is slated for two shows at Seattle's Lumen Field on July 22 and July 23. Tickets for the concert sold out months ago. Current prices for tickets start well above $1,000, and go as high as $7,400.

    There's another reason that the region could be excited for Swift's stop in Seattle. Her current Eras tour has been notable in that it has caused a surge of local economic activity in the cities it visits. Beyonce has had the same effect with her Renaissance world tour.

    Economist Mara Klaunig recently told NPR that, in addition to paying for the expensive tickets, people flood into cities where Swift concerts are happening and buy hotel rooms, food, and more. She said this adds up to the average fan spending $1,300 to attend the concert. In fact, Klaunig said there is sometimes a temporary inflationary effect with local prices going slightly higher while fans are in town.

    "What we are specifically talking about are activities that would not have happened if that event had not come to town," Klaunig told NPR. "So net new spending is any activity that would not happen but for the event or activity that we're measuring. So, if Taylor hadn't come to town, these people would not have come downtown, to that stadium district, and spent money."

    "The economic impact will be major in terms the sales and the tax revenues that result from that," she added. "The jobs impact ... I think it was Cincinnati that said they were expecting 900 jobs to be created due to her stop there. Those are likely to be pretty temporary. That's just increased, short-term demand for parking attendants and concessions people. However, we're hearing that some businesses have made, like, half their year's profit in that one weekend. That's obviously going to be a huge boost to that business."

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  • Treeless in Seattle: Today So Far

    Concerned about Seattle's tree canopy, but aren't inclined to climb some branches in protest, there's another option that could really help add some green to the city.

    This post originally appeared in KUOW's Today So Far newsletter for July 18, 2023.

    Quick hits

    • Free clinics aim to bolster childhood vaccination rates in King County
    • Mullet Mania: Northwest kids compete in national Mullet competition
    • 'We can't let them steamroll our democracy': How covering NW white supremacist groups shaped 2 reporters

    Whenever somebody climbs a tree around here, it tends to draw a lot of eyes. That's probably the idea behind Droplet's protest in Seattle's Wedgwood neighborhood.

    Droplet is the name of the activist who climbed a Western red cedar slated to be cut down to make way for new housing. The property is being redeveloped to accommodate six units, and the plan was to nix the tree to make room. But folks around the neighborhood weren't too keen on that plan — they'd prefer to keep the wood in Wedgwood. Many protested with signs, and Droplet climbed the 200-year-old tree's branches to prevent any cutting. The company hired to cut it down has since backed out of the job. The city has also stepped in to hit pause.

    If you care about Seattle's tree canopy, but aren't inclined to climb any branches, there's another route you could go — just plant a tree. We need more of them, so let's put them in the ground.

    "The urban forest is all of the trees in the city, no matter where they are planted and that can look different," urban forester Jana Dilley told "Seattle Now." "A natural area in a park is gonna look and feel different, and we manage that differently than the trees along a street, around a bus stop. All those trees work together to be a part of the ecosystem that is the urban forest."

    Seattle Public Utilities' Trees for Neighborhoods program is giving away free trees for residents to plant at their own homes. Folks could get up to three. Applications to get a free tree are open right now. Dilley explains that folks will get free trees, free mulch, and other free help so that the tree can thrive.

    "We help them decide where that tree should go ... figure out the right space and the right species for you. We do pruning workshops to help you establish that tree so you have a tree that grows strong."

    Before you start thinking something like, "What about all these new apartments," or "I have a condo," know that the tree program is open to everybody. You don't have to be a homeowner with a large yard to participate. "Seattle Now's" Patricia Murphy has first-hand experience with this program. She owns a condo in Seattle's Pinehurst neighborhood. She got three paperbark maple trees from the program in 2012. They were planted in an area between the street and her condo.

    A large portion of Seattle's trees can be found on city land and in parks, but 58% of trees are located on private land. That means the city's residents play a major role in keeping the city green, literally. With that in mind, Dilley offered a few tree-planting tips for folks aiming to add to Seattle's tree canopy.

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  • Stabbing suspect in critical condition after being shot by Seattle Police


    A 39-year-old man is in critical condition at Harborview Medical Center after being shot by Seattle Police officers Tuesday morning. The man is a suspect in a stabbing incident near the intersection of Second Avenue and Cherry Street in downtown Seattle.

    Shortly before 8 a.m., police said they responded to an emergency call of a stabbing and found a victim with a stab wound to their neck.

    Witnesses told police that the stabbing suspect was several blocks away near First Avenue and Spring Street, said Assistant Chief Todd Kibbee in a statement delivered to media. Officers made contact with the man and police fired shortly after.

    Police haven’t released information on how many officers fired or what precipitated the shooting. Kibbee did share, however, that a knife was recovered at the scene.

    It remains unclear whether the man was holding or near the knife at the time of the shooting.

    The Seattle Police Department’s Force Investigation Team was on scene Tuesday, and will be leading the investigation into what occurred, Kibbee said. Department policy calls for the release of video footage related to officer involved shootings within 72 hours after the shooting occurred.

    Since 2004, Seattle Police officers have killed at least 16 people who were reportedly holding a knife or edged weapon, according to previous KUOW reporting

    In February 2021, police fatally shot Derek Hayden, a 44-year-old man who was captured in police body camera footage holding a knife and saying, “Please kill me.”

    In 2017, police shot Charleena Lyles, a 30-year-old pregnant mother of four, after officers said she confronted them with a knife.

    In 2010, John T. Williams, a partially deaf woodcarver of the Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations, was crossing Howell Street downtown with his carving knife. A patrol officer saw Williams and his knife, yelled at him to stop, and then shot and killed him. The officer involved in that shooting resigned nearly six months later.

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