The Brief
- WARNING: The video contains graphic content that some viewers may find disturbing.
- The SPD released body camera footage of a deadly shootout between officers and a domestic violence suspect in the Washington Park neighborhood.
- The incident remains under investigation.
SEATTLE – The Seattle Police Department released body camera footage Monday of a deadly shootout between officers and a barricaded domestic violence suspect in the city’s Washington Park neighborhood.
What they’re saying:
“In the interest of transparency, the Seattle Police Department (SPD) is releasing the body-worn video from the officer-involved shooting on Friday, June 20,” wrote the SPD in a press release. “The department is also releasing the name of the SPD officer involved in this shooting: Officer Leonardo Bassi Rodriguez. This officer is on administrative leave.”
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The backstory:…