Four people killed in mass shooting in Tacoma’s Salishan neighborhood
Four people were shot dead in Tacoma’s Salishan neighborhood Thursday evening, Tacoma police said. The incident was first reported at 4:24 p.m. The victims appeared to be adults, police said, but their identities were not immediately known. Continue reading at Tacoma News Tribune. (Drew Perine/News Tribune)
CDC signs off on Moderna and Johnson & Johnson boosters and says people can get a shot different from their original one
Tens of millions of Americans can sign up to get Moderna and Johnson & Johnson boosters beginning Friday after the nation’s top public health official endorsed recommendations from expert advisers that the shots are safe and effective at bolstering protection against the coronavirus. The green light from Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, means that eligible Americans at risk of severe disease can choose any of the three boosters now authorized in the United States regardless of their original shot. Continue reading at The Washington Post. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Tool for police reform rarely used by local prosecutors
Isaiah Obet was behaving erratically and in mental distress in 2017 when Auburn police officer Jeff Nelson ordered his police dog to attack and then shot Obet in the torso. Obet fell to the ground and Nelson fired again, fatally shooting Obet in the head. Police said the officer’s life was in danger because Obet was high on drugs and had a knife. The city later reached a settlement of $1.25 million with Obet’s family. The next year, Joseph Allen was crossing in front of Nelson’s patrol car when the officer swerved and pinned him against a fence, breaking both his ankles. His justification: Allen was a dangerous criminal. Continue reading at Everett Herald. (AP)
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