THE
THE >>>
THE >>> WE WILL LOOK AT YOUR
FORECAST IN JUST A MOMENT, BUT
LET'S GET TO OUR TOP STORIES.
WE ARE TRACKING A MASSIVE
POLICE PRESENCE AT 11th AND
EAST PINE, DOWNTOWN BY THE EAST
PRECINCT ON SEATTLE'S CAPITOL
HILL NEIGHBORHOOD.
HILL NEIGHBORHOOD. AT ONE POINT THE NATIONAL GUARD
WAS ALSO THERE WITH POLICE
OFFICERS THAT WERE DRESSED IN
RIOT GEAR, STANDING BY ARMORED
VEHICLES.
VEHICLES.
VEHICLES. WE ARE THERE, LIVE THIS
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS A GROUP
OF PROTESTERS THAT ARE BEHIND
YOU?
YOU?
YOU? >>
YOU? >> Reporter: YES, THERE ARE A
GOOD AMOUNT OF PROTESTERS OUT
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. YOU
HERE. YOU CAN SEE THAT THE POLICE ARE
OUT HERE, NOT AS MUCH AS WE
WERE SAYING EARLIER.
AT THE NATIONAL GUARD ALSO IS
NOT HERE ANYMORE.
WE SEE A DOZEN POLICE CARS, AND
TWO DOZEN POLICE OFFICERS.
THINGS ARE PRETTY CALM RIGHT
NOW, A MUCH SMALLER CROWD IS
LEFT OVER COMPARED TO LAST
NIGHT.
NIGHT.
NIGHT. WE
NIGHT. WE WANT TO SHOW YOU VIDEO,
WASHINGTON STATE PATROL WAS
PATROLLING THE CAPITOL HILL
AREA OBSERVING PROTESTERS, THEY
HAVE SINCE LEFT THE AREA, WE
WANT TO SHOW YOU WHAT
YESTERDAY'S PROTEST LOOKED
LIKE.
LIKE.
LIKE. THIS WAS THE SIXTH THE DAY THAT
PROTESTERS MARCHED AND RALLIED
IN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE.
THOUSANDS COVERED CITY BLOCKS,
AND DEMONSTRATORS SAY THEY
BELIEVE THAT WHAT THEY ARE
DOING IS THE FIRST STEP TO REAL
CHANGE.
CHANGE.
CHANGE. BACK HERE, LIFE WE WANT TO TELL
YOU AT ONE POINT TO THAT A
SEATTLE POLICE CHIEF WAS ON THE
BARRICADE LINE, TALKING WITH
PROTESTERS, AND WE HEARD THE
CONVERSATION WAS A POSITIVE
DIALOGUE.
DIALOGUE.
DIALOGUE. WE WANT TO SHOW YOU THE SCENE
HERE, NOT AS MANY PEOPLE AS
THERE WERE LAST NIGHT.
NUMBERS HAVE DIED DOWN.
THINGS ARE PRETTY PEACEFUL
RIGHT NOW, THAT IS GOOD NEWS.
IF ANYTHING HAPPENS HERE WE
WILL BRING YOU THE LATEST RIGHT
HERE. WE ARE LIFE, IN DOWNTOWN
SEATTLE, KING 5 NEWS.
>>> THANK YOU.
>>> SEATTLE'S MAYOR WENT TO GO
SPEAK WITH A CROWD YESTERDAY,
SHE SPOKE FOR A FEW MINUTES BUT
WAS BOOED THE ENTIRE TIME.
YOU CAN READ ABOUT THAT HERE.
THEY SAY THEY NO LONGER WANTED
TO HEAR A SPEECH, THEY WANT HER
TO US SHARE REAL STEPS THAT THE
CITY PLANS TO ADDRESS CONCERN
POLICING.
POLICING.
POLICING. THE POLICE CHIEF THAT INSIDE
WITH ORGANIZERS, AND OTHERS TO
TALK ABOUT TO THEIR CONCERNS.
SHE INVITED VIEWERS INSIDE THE
MEETING DURING OUR 5:00
NEWSCAST.
NEWSCAST.
NEWSCAST. PEOPLE WANT MORE THAN IMPLICIT
BIAS TRADING.
BIAS TRADING. >> WE THINK IT IS IMPORTANT
THAT EVERY OFFICER GOES THROUGH
AWARENESS TRAINING, WE THINK IT
IS
IS IMPORTANT THAT THEY GO THROUGH DE-ESCALATION TRAINING,
NOT ON THE STREET, BUT FOR
SCHOOLS.
SCHOOLS.
SCHOOLS. THERE ARE CHILDREN IN OUR
SCHOOLS THAT ARE BEING
OPPRESSED BECAUSE THE OFFICERS
DO NOT HAVE THE TRAININGS THAT
I LISTED ABOVE.
>> SHE WAS ASKED IF SHE WOULD
ABOLISH THE CHOKEHOLD, AND SHE
SAID SHE IS WILLING TO HAVE A
CONVERSATION ABOUT IT.
THERE WAS A RALLY ORGANIZER AND
MANY OTHERS AT A FORM HOSTED BY
SEATTLE CITY.
SEATTLE CITY. >>> PETE HOLMES SAYS THE CITY
IS WITHDRAWING THE WRECK IS TO
LIFT THE FEDERAL OVERSIGHT OF
THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THE OFFICER OF POLICE
ACCOUNTABILITY RECEIVED 14
THOUSAND COMPLAINTS, AND SAID
THAT IT HAS BECOME CLEAR THAT
WE NEED TO PAUSE, SO THE CITY
AND THE ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS
I CAN CONDUCT A THOROUGH
ASSESSMENT OF THE RESPONSE TO
THE DEMONSTRATIONS.
THE DEMONSTRATIONS. >>> WE ARE HEARING CRIES FOR
JUSTICE, WHERE PEOPLE PROTEST
THE DEATH OF EMMANUEL ELLIS.
IT WAS THREE MONTHS OF DIE --
WHEN HE WAS RESTRAINED BY
POLICE OFFICERS.
POLICE OFFICERS. THE MEDICAL EXAMINER RULED HIS
DEATH AS A HOMICIDE.
WE FOLLOW THE DEVELOPMENTS IN
THE CASE, THE ELLIS FAMILY HAS
A CASE MUCH LIKE GEORGE FLOYD'S.
>>> THE MEDICAL EXAMINER OFFICE,
THEY WERE ORIGINALLY PLACED ON
LEAVE IN MARCH.
AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME
THAT THEY WERE ALLOWED TO
RETURN BACK TO WORK.
WITH THE NEW INFORMATION COMING
OUT, THEY ARE BACK ON LEAVE.
>> ARMS ARE WRAPPED AROUND HIS
YOUNG DAUGHTER, BUT ON THE
MARCH 3 TONIGHT, HE WAS HERE ON
THIS BLOCK.
THIS BLOCK. IT IS NOW FILLED WITH
PROTESTERS.
PROTESTERS. HANDCUFFED BY TACOMA POLICE,
FROM THE SOUND OF HIS VOICE, IN
DISTRESS.
DISTRESS.
DISTRESS. FAMILY MEMBERS AGREE THAT THAT
IS ELLIS REPEATING I CAN
BREATHE AFTER TACOMA POLICE
RESTRAINED HIM.
RESTRAINED HIM. NOT LONG AFTER, ALICE WAS DEAD.
>> Reporter: THE CAUSE OF DEATH
ACCORDING TO THE MEDICAL
EXAMINER'S OFFICE WAS
RESPIRATORY DISTRESS DUE TO
RESTRAINED.
RESTRAINED. HE HAD A METHAMPHETAMINE
INTOXICATION, THE ELLIS FAMILY
ATTORNEY SAYS THERE IS A REASON
FOR THAT.
FOR THAT.
FOR THAT. >> HE WAS ON MEDICATION, THE
PARTICULAR TYPE OF MEDICATION
THAT HE WAS ON AT THE TIME
CREATES FALSE POSITIVES FOR
METHAMPHETAMINE.
METHAMPHETAMINE. BUT THE HIS FRIEND AND LANDLORD
SAID THAT HE WAS SOBER WHEN HE
LEFT THE HOUSE SHORTLY BEFORE
ENCOUNTERING POLICE.
ENCOUNTERING POLICE. >> HE WAS A BEAUTIFUL, HAPPY
MAN.
MAN.
MAN. HE
MAN. HE WAS VERY EXCITED.
>> Reporter: THE SPOKESMAN ED
SHROYER TOLD KING 5 NEWS THAT
IT BEGAN WITH HIM ASSAULTING A
POLICE OFFICER.
POLICE OFFICER. >> HE GRABBED A POLICE OFFICER
ANTRIM ON THE GROUND.
HE SAID THE POLICE OFFICERS
CAME TO HIS AID WHEN HE COULD
NOT BREATHE.
NOT BREATHE. IN A STATEMENT, THEY IDENTIFY
THE FOUR OFFICERS INVOLVED AS
CHRISTOPHER BURBANK, MATTHEW
COLLINSON, AND TIMOTHY RAN
KIND, AND SAID THE OFFICERS ARE
WHITE, ONE IS BLACK AND ONE IS
ASIAN.
ASIAN.
ASIAN. >>
ASIAN. >> HE REJECTED COMPARISONS TO
GEORGE FLOYD'S KILLING, BUT THE
PARALLELS ARE UNMISTAKABLE.
>> WHAT WOULD GEORGE FLOYD'S
CASE LOOK LIKE IF THERE WAS NO
VIDEO?
VIDEO?
VIDEO? WHAT WOULD THE OFFICERS HAVE
WRITTEN ABOUT GEORGE FLOYD?
IT IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT IS
PRESENT WITH EMMANUELLE ELLIS.
>>> THEY RELEASED A STATEMENT
LAST NIGHT SAYING THAT WE
REGRET THAT THEY LOST HIS LIFE
UNDER THE UNFORTUNATE
CIRCUMSTANCES.
CIRCUMSTANCES. WE EXTEND SINCERE CONDOLENCES
TO THE FAMILY, THE COMMUNITY
AND EVERYONE THAT WE SERVED AS
OUR FOREMOST CONCERN.
WE REGRET THAT HE LOST HIS LIFE.
THEY SAY IT IS NOT ENOUGH, THEY
DEMAND AN INQUEST WITH THE
NAACP TODAY.
NAACP TODAY. >>> A GOVERNOR REACTS TO THE
AUTOPSY OF ELLIS, EXPRESSING
TRUST IN THE TACOMA MAYOR.
>> I KNOW THAT FINDING OUT THE
FULL CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE EVENT
IS A TOP PRIORITY FOR HER AND
IT IS A TOP PRIORITY FOR ME.
WE WILL BE PUSHING TO MAKE SURE
THAT THERE IS A FULL AND
COMPLETE INVESTIGATION.
COMPLETE INVESTIGATION. >> THE FOUR OFFICERS ARE NOT
YET FACING CRIMINAL CHARGES
THAT, BECAUSE INVESTIGATORS SAY
THAT THEY ARE WAITING FOR FINAL
NEWS.
NEWS.
NEWS. A
A
A >>>
A >>> PROTESTS ALL AROUND OUR
AREA, LAST NIGHT DOZENS OF
PEOPLE RALLIED IN TOMBALL,
GATHERING AT THE INTERSECTION
OF TWO VOLL ROAD AND HIGHWAY
203.
203.
203. THEY
203. THEY HELD SIGNS READING BLACK
LIVES MATTER.
LIVES MATTER. ORGANIZERS ALSO WANT TO
RECOGNIZE THE LOCAL POLICE
DEPARTMENT THANKED EVERYONE
THERE IS ON THE SAME SIDE.
>>> WE HAVE FAMILY THAT ARE
POLICING, AND WE KNOW THEY ARE
GOOD PEOPLE.
GOOD PEOPLE. WE WANT THE SAME THING.
I HAVE SEEN THEM PROTESTING,
AND WE WANT THE SAME THING.
WE WANT TO PROTEST JUST LIKE
WHAT WE HAD.
>> TWO VOLL POLICE SAY THE
OFFICERS ARE ENGAGED IN
POSITIVE WAYS WITH THE
COMMUNITY AND ENJOY THE
PEACEFUL DISCUSSIONS.
PEACEFUL DISCUSSIONS. >>> ADAM FORTNEY IS SPEAKING
ABOUT PROTESTS AND RESPONSE TO
THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD.
>> IT IS HORRENDOUS WHAT
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED. IT IS ABHORRENT.
IT SHOULD NEVER TAKE PLACE IN
LAW ENFORCEMENT.
LAW ENFORCEMENT. WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT DID.
WE ACKNOWLEDGE THROUGH PEACEFUL
PROTESTS THAT WE HAVE SEEN
ACROSS THE NATION, AND THE
COMMUNITY AND WITHIN THE CITY
THAT YOU HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO BE
OUT THERE.
OUT THERE. NOT ONLY DO YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO
BE OUT THERE, BUT AS YOUR
ELECTIVE SHERIFF, I WANT TO
MAKE IT CLEAR THAT WE HEAR YOU,
WE SEE YOU, AND WE STAND WITH
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. THIS
THIS
THIS >>
THIS >> FORTNEY PACES TO RECALLS
RIGHT NOW, AFTER HE MADE NO
APOLOGIES FOR HIS FACEBOOK POST,
CALLING OUT TO THE STAY-AT-HOME
ORDER AND ANNOUNCING THAT HE
WOULD NOT ENFORCE IT.
>>> IT IS 20 MINUTES TO 5:00,
PROTESTS ARE EXPECTED IN
WESTERN WASHINGTON, PEOPLE IN
THE MUNRO AREA A MARCH.
THE PEACEFUL PROTEST IS BEING
CALLED A JUSTICE MARCH FOR
GEORGE FLOYD.
GEORGE FLOYD. AT 10:00, THEY HAD DOWN MAIN
STREET TO THE TIDE PARK IN
MUNRO, THERE WILL BE SPEAKERS
AND A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR
VICTIMS OF POLICE BRUTALITY.
>>> SEATTLE UNIVERSITY HOSTS TO
EVENTS AND SOLIDARITY WITH
PROTESTS, HOLDING A GEORGE FLOYD
TEACH IN AT THE SEATTLE'S NEW
SCHOOL OF LAW.
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