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Prosecuting Attorney’s Office – 2023 incidents
The Public Integrity Team of the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office reviews officer-involved shootings, police use-of-force investigations and other incidents referred by law enforcement. Find the status of investigations sent to our office that occurred in 2023 below.
Use-of-force fatalities
| Incident Date | Decedent | Involved Agency | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/05/2023 | Joseph Ejeh | Bellevue PD | Referred to King County Executive, Declined |
| 11/16/2023 | Franklin Ross | Federal Way PD | Referred to King County Executive, Declined |
| 10/24/2023 | Eduar Torres Velasquez | Kent PD | Referred to King County Executive, Declined |
| 10/20/2023 | David Shaw | Washington State Patrol | Referred to King County Executive, Declined |
| 04/18/2023 | Dylan Wallace | Kent PD | Investigation Received, Pending KCPAO Review |
| 03/20/2023 | Eucytus | King County Sheriff's Office | Referred to King County Executive, Declined |
| 02/19/2023 | Jack Thrasher | Auburn PD | Investigation Received, Pending KCPAO Review |
| 01/23/2023 | Jaahnavi Kandula | Seattle PD | Referred to King County Executive, Declined |
In-custody deaths
| Incident Date | Decedent | Involved Agency or Facility | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/16/2023 | David McGrath | Issaquah City Jail | Manner of Death: Accident, Closed* ** |
| 08/12/2023 | Shannon Burrage | South Correctional Entity (SCORE Jail) | Declined, Inquest Not Recommended |
| 06/27/2023 | Ismail Mamatov | South Correctional Entity (SCORE Jail) | Referred to King County Executive, Declined |
| 06/09/2023 | Kevin Wiley | Issaquah City Jail | Referred to King County Executive, Declined |
| 05/19/2023 | Angela Majoor | South Correctional Entity (SCORE Jail) | Manner of Death: Accident, Closed* ** |
| 03/25/2023 | Christopher Connors | South Correctional Entity (SCORE Jail) | Manner of Death: Natural, Closed* ** |
| 03/21/2023 | Deanna Davis | King County Correctional Facility - Seattle | Manner of Death: Natural, Closed* ** |
Use-of-force non-fatalities
| Incident Date | Subject | Involved Agency | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/23/2023 | Paleti Veniale Jr. | Kent PD | Declined |
| 07/18/2023 | Matthew Cherry | Seattle PD | Declined |
| 06/17/2023 | David Gardipe | Washington State Patrol | Declined |
| 03/05/2023 | Ezequiel Medina-Parra | King County Sheriff's Office | Declined |
| 02/14/2023 | Abdinjib Ibraham | King County Sheriff's Office |
Declined |
| 02/09/2023 | Nikolao Leuluaialii | Kent PD | Investigation Received, Pending KCPAO Review |
*This investigation was reviewed after Executive Order PHL 7-1-6, which no longer requires KCPAO to make a recommendation as to whether an inquest is required by the King County Charter.
**Prior to February 5, 2025, the KCPAO was mandated by executive order to review all in-custody death investigations for their completeness and to make a recommendation to the Executive whether the King County Charter required an inquest. (See. EO PHL 7-1-5 §7.1). As a result, the KCPAO reviewed all in-custody deaths, including deaths by suicide, accident and natural causes. Executive Order PHL 7-1-6, issued on February 5, 2025, removed this requirement. As a result, going forward, the KCPAO will only review in-custody death investigations that law enforcement refers to our office where physical force was used on the inmate by law enforcement or other circumstances where criminal liability may attach. This also applies to in-custody death investigations that pre-date the executive order but had not been referred to inquest.