The Washington state attorney general charged two Tacoma police officers with murder and another with manslaughter in the death of Manuel Ellis, a Black man who.
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Marcia Carter-Patterson, right, the mother of Manuel Manny Ellis, stands with her son and Ellis brother Matthew, left, as she speaks Thursday, May 27, 2021, at a news conference in Tacoma, Wash., south of Seattle. Ellis died on March 3, 2020 after he was restrained by police officers. Earlier in the day Thursday, Washington state attorney general filed criminal charges against three police officers in the death of Ellis. Ted S. Warren
Marcia Carter-Patterson, second from left, the mother of Manuel Manny Ellis, stands with family members as she speaks Thursday, May 27, 2021, at a news conference in Tacoma, Wash., south of Seattle. Ellis, who is shown in the photo playing drums in church, died on March 3, 2020 after he was restrained by police officers. Earlier in the day Thursday, Washington state attorney general filed criminal charges against three police officers in the death of Ellis.
SEATTLE (AP) — Five weeks after ex-Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd, three Washington state police officers pleaded not guilty Friday in the death of Manuel
Three police officers have been arrested and charged in the killing of an unarmed Black man who pleaded for breath while being restrained in Washington state last year.