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Murder charges filed against Tacoma police officers in Manuel Ellis death
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SEATTLE (AP) The Washington state attorney general on Thursday charged two Tacoma police officers with murder and one with manslaughter in the death of Manuel Ellis, a Black man who died after telling them he couldn t breathe as he was being restrained.
Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed charges of second-degree murder against Christopher Burbank and Matthew Collins, and first-degree manslaughter against Timothy Rankine.
Witnesses reported seeing Burbank and Collins attack Ellis without provocation, according to a probable cause statement filed in Pierce County Superior Court, and Rankine is accused of putting pressure on Ellis back as the man said he couldn t breathe.
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A protester holds a sign that reads Justice for Manny in Tacoma, Wash., during a June 2020 protest against police brutality. The Washington state attorney general filed criminal charges against three police officers in the death of Manuel Ellis. Ted S. Warren/AP
SEATTLE The Washington state attorney general on Thursday charged two Tacoma police officers with murder and one with manslaughter in the death of Manuel Ellis, a Black man who died after telling them he couldn t breathe as he was being restrained.
Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed charges of second-degree murder against Christopher Burbank and Matthew Collins, and first-degree manslaughter against Timothy Rankine.
A mural honoring 33-year-old Manuel Ellis is shown as the sun goes down on Sunday, February 28, 2021, near the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Way and South 11th Street following a silent march honoring him in Tacoma. âWe want to make sure that Bob Ferguson knows that Tacoma does not forget trespasses against us,â said Jamika Scott, with the Tacoma Action Collective, to the crowd at Peopleâs Park.âWe wonât forget Manny Ellis,â said Scott. Credit: KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
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Charges have been filed against three Tacoma police officers in the death of Manuel Manny Ellis in 2020.