Manuel Ellis yelled, ‘Can’t breathe,’ before dying in police restraints. Three officers now face charges.
Just before midnight in March 2020, Manuel Ellis set out on his usual jaunt to pick up a late-night snack at his local 7-Eleven in Tacoma, Wash. But his stroll home was abruptly interrupted when police officers sprang out of their patrol car, wrestled Ellis to the ground, restrained his neck and legs, handcuffed him and Tasered him. “Can’t breathe, sir,” Ellis, a 33-year-old Black man, pleaded in an incident caught on video. Minutes later, he was dead. Ellis’s death sparked protests over police brutality against people of color, inspiring Tacoma’s mayor to condemn the officers and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (D) to order an independent investigation. Continue reading at The Washington Post. (Ted S. Warren/AP)
King County passes $631M rescue plan for COVID recovery; Seattle unveils its $128M proposal
The first area in the United States to grapple with the COVID-19 crisis last year is about to get a nearly $1 billion shot in the arm to aid in its recovery, thanks mostly to money allocated to Seattle and King County from the American Rescue Plan Act that President Biden signed in March. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Amanda Snyder/The Seattle Times)
Drought advisory issued for most of Washington
The state Department of Ecology on Thursday issued a drought advisory for most of Washington, including all areas east of the Cascade Range, portions of southwest Washington, and the Washington coast. March through April was the fourth driest such period for Washington since 1895, the agency said. Continue reading at MyNorthwest. (Tim Matsui/Liaison)
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