Leonard Thomas with his son Elijah. Thomas was fatally shot by police in Fife in 2013. A jury recently awarded Thomas’ parents and son $15 million, one of the largest police deadly force verdicts in...
An image of Charleena Lyles is seen at the site of a vigil in front of Brettler Family Place 3, where she was killed by Seattle Police Department officers.
Sheley Secrest, a leader with the Seattle King County NAACP, addresses the Seattle City Council at Kane Hall on June 27, 2017 about the shooting death of Charleena Lyles. (Matt M. McKnight/Crosscut)
For the second time in two months, the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington has filed a lawsuit claiming a transgender individual was denied medical care because of discrimination.
The room was as tense as any family get-together. It’s not always that comfortable to hang with relatives, let alone when the occasion is to remember a family member horrifically killed.