The trial for the three Tacoma Police Department (TPD) Officers charged with the death of 33-year-old Black man, Manuel 'Manny' Ellis, in March 2020.
Ellis had complained to officers while being restrained that he could not breathe, echoing a similar scenario that played out for George Floyd in Minnesota just two months later.
Ellis’ final words, “I can’t breathe, sir!,” were captured by a home security camera, as was the retort from one of the officers: “Shut the up, man.”differed in several key waysThe Pierce County medical examiner ruled his death a homicide by hypoxia, a lack of oxygen from physical restraint.the presence of methamphetamine in his system, which the defense is using to argue that the officers are not responsible for Ellis’ death. These issues are likely to be a primary focal point of the trial.
Jury selection for the trial is expected to last a couple of weeks, and opening statements are expected to be given Oct. 2 in Pierce County Superior Court in Tacoma.Thieves smash their way into a Redmond pot shop overnight and not for the first time. It is at least the second smash-and-grab pot shop robbery in this area in just three days.
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