Seattle (AP) – Prosecutors in the state of Washington said on Wednesday that they would not register a hooliganism charges against a Seattle police officer who killed and killed a graduate student from India while responding to an overdose call – a case that attracted a wide attention after another officer, had filed a calling comment about it.
Officer Kevin Dave was running 74 miles (119 km per hour) on a road with a speed limit of 25 mph (40 km per hour) in the police SUV before killing 23 -year -old Zahanavi Kandula in a crosswalk on January 23, 2023.
On Wednesday, in a memorandum by the Seattle Police Department, the office of the King County Prosecutor noted that Dave was on his emergency light, that other pedestrians listened to their sirens, and Candula appeared to try to run at the crossroads after seeing his vehicle. He may have said that she is also wearing wireless earbuds, which could reduce her hearing.
For those reasons, the allegation of a hooliganism of vehicles killing was not warrant: “There are insufficient evidence to prove beyond a proper doubt. Dave was consciously disregarding security, ”said Memo.
It is possible that city prosecutors may file a low fee, such as careless driving. Tim Robinson, a spokesman at the Seattle City Attorney Office, said on Wednesday that the case was not referred to for a possible rape prosecution, and the Seattle Police Department did not immediately respond to an email inquiry whether it could mention the case to the office.
Kandula’s death ignited resentment, especially after recording from the camera worn in the body of another officer, especially in which the officer laughs and suggests that Kandula had a “limited price” in his life and the city should just write a check. “
Along with the diplomats of India, local protesters also sought an investigation. The city’s civil guards, the office of police accountability, found last month that the comments of the officer Daniel order – the vice -president of the Seattle Police Officer Guild damaged the reputation of the department and reduced the public trust on a scale, which is difficult to measure.
Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz is a weight -sentence.
The comments were “derogatory, contempt and inhuman”, written by Gino Bates Jr., director of the accountability office.
In an office statement, the order admitted that his comment – during a call with Mike Solan, said the police union president – but he intended to make fun of a legal system, which would try to put a value on Kandula’s life.
King County Prosecutor Lisa Manian called Kandula’s death a heartbreak, but said the “frightening” comments of the order did not change the legal analysis of whether Dave should be charged.
“This is the office of police accountability who tolerates the responsibility of disciplinary investigation and action related to the officer’s comment,” said Manian instead of the prosecutor’s office.
The Guild of Seattle Police Officers did not immediately respond to an email, demanding comments. The Sangh has said that the comments were “highly insensitive”, but also dropped out of the context.
Candula was a graduate student at the Seattle Campus of Northeastern University.
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