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Seattle Now: Seattle shows up for George Floyd

Seattle joins a national outpouring of grief with three days of protest, but peaceful demonstration gets upstaged by tear gas and clashes with the police.
- Patricia Murphy
GEORGE FLOYD UNREST IN SEATTLE: Peaceful protests, violent rioting, and the city's response

A crowd gathered Saturday in downtown Seattle, protesting the death of George Floyd and those of other African Americans at the hands of police.
- KUOW Staff
See racist harassment? Seattle Police want you to dial 911

Seattle police are urging people to report racial harassment amid a recent increase in anti-Asian bias incidents. The Seattle Police Department arrested a man for one of the four racist incidents reported by Asian Americans this week.
- Casey Martin
4 Police Officers Fired After A Black Man Dies In Minneapolis Police Custody

In a video, the man repeatedly cries out and says, "I cannot breathe," while the officer continues to push down on the man's neck with his knee. The man has been identified as George Floyd.
- Austin Horn
'It’s long overdue': Family of slain teen, King County Sheriff to seek officer body cams together

Last week’s settlement between the King County Sheriff’s Office and the family of a 17-year-old killed by deputies went beyond money. MiChance Dunlap-Gittens's parents and the Sheriff agreed to “explore a partnership” to advocate for body cams and in-car video for the agency.
- Amy Radil
Video released of paraplegic man fatally shot by Federal Way police, family demands answers

An independent investigation team on Thursday released security footage that captured the death of Malik Williams, a 23-year-old Black man who was paraplegic.
- Ashley Hiruko
Downtown Seattle business owners and residents call for new safety plan in neighborhood shaken by shootings

In the wake of Wednesday’s shooting in downtown Seattle, business owners and residents rally at Westlake Park under the banner, "Enough is enough."
- Amy Radil
Coaxing Cops To Tackle Cybercrime? There's An App For That

Local police often don't feel equipped to investigate cybercrime. The NYPD is trying to teach patrol officers to ask the right questions about IP addresses, Bitcoin and phone spoofing.
- Martin Kaste
How prohibition forever changed policing in Seattle

On a recent SoundQs segment we learned about historic bootlegger Roy Olmstead. Today we do a deep dive on another larger-than-life figure from that time, black business owner Doc Hamilton. Both men dealt in illegal alcohol, but had wholly different experiences with the temperance movement and the law.
- Alec Cowan
Washington state revamps police deadly force investigations

New rules are coming for independent investigations when police use deadly force in Washington. They require more power for civilians, and more help for families of the slain person.
- Amy Radil

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