Ellis family devasted by verdict, lawyer said
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A jury cleared three Washington state police officers of all criminal charges Thursday in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis, a Black man who was shocked, beaten, and restrained face-down on a Tacoma sidewalk as he
The City of Tacoma said in a statement that the verdicts will not affect an internal police department investigation and once its findings are approved by Chief Avery Moore, he’ll make any decisions about possible discipline, “up to and including termination.” That is expected to happen within the next two weeks.
“I share the depth of emotion that many of you are experiencing right now,” Mayor Victoria Woodards told a news conference. “I personally commit, along with every member of your City Council and with our city manager and our police chief, to a just, transparent, and safer Tacoma for all of our residents.”
The Ellis family settled a federal wrongful death lawsuit against Pierce County, which is home to Tacoma, for $4 million last year.
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