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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 KCSO 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 Exec, Declined
06/09/2023 Kevin Wiley Issaquah City Jail Referred to King County Exec, 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 KCSO Declined
02/14/2023 Abdinjib Ibraham KCSO
 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.

 

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