The mayor of Tacoma, Wash., is calling for four officers involved in the death of Manuel Ellis to be 'fired and prosecuted to the full extent of the law.' Earlier this week, a medical examiner ruled his death was a homicide.
A man at a vigil this week wears a mask with the words"I can't breathe" above the name of Manuel Ellis, a 33-year-old black man whose death in Tacoma, Wash., police custody was recently ruled a homicide.A man at a vigil this week wears a mask with the words"I can't breathe" above the name of Manuel Ellis, a 33-year-old black man whose death in Tacoma, Wash., police custody was recently ruled a homicide.The mayor of Tacoma, Wash.
"I am demanding tonight that the Pierce County sheriff review and confirm every action taken by each officer. I demand that the sheriff provide details of the actions of each officer on the scene," Mayor
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