John T. Williams killing 15 years later: Brother says federal oversight should remain in place

SEATTLE — Tomorrow marks the 15th anniversary of the killing of First Nations Woodcarver John T. Williams at the hands of a Seattle Police officer.

The shooting ignited public outrage across the city.

Right now, at the intersection of Boren and Howell in downtown Seattle, three white deer stretch across the crosswalk. They’re Indigenous symbols of safe passage. They also mark the place where a Seattle police officer took the life of a man 15 years ago…

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