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Prosecuting Attorney’s Office – 2024 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 2024 below.
Use-of-force fatalities
| Incident Date | Decedent | Involved Agency | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/09/2024 | Daniel Kerr | Bellevue PD | Investigation Received, Pending KCPAO Review |
| 08/28/2024 | Christian Moshofsky | Kent PD | Ongoing Law Enforcement Investigation |
| 05/24/2024 | Michael Vaughn | King County Sheriff's Office | Investigation Received, Pending KCPAO Review |
| 04/17/2024 | Bruce Meneley | Seattle PD | Declined * |
In-custody deaths
| Incident Date | Decedent | Involved Agency or Facility | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/01/2024 | Garrett Floth | South Correctional Entity (SCORE Jail) | Manner of Death: Accident, Closed* ** |
| 09/25/2024 | Joel Almazo-Avalos | Federal Way PD | Investigation Received, Pending KCPAO Review |
| 08/31/2024 | Robert Elkins | South Correctional Entity (SCORE Jail) | Manner of Death: Natural, Closed* ** |
| 07/31/2024 | Deaken Sullivan | South Correctional Entity (SCORE Jail) | Manner of Death: Accident, Closed* ** |
| 07/15/2024 | Christopher Krzyzewski | Renton PD | Investigation Received, Pending KCPAO Review |
| 05/11/2024 | Lori Ann Renfroe | South Correctional Entity (SCORE Jail) | Manner of Death: Accident, Closed* ** |
| 03/25/2024 | Devon Hartman | King County Correctional Facility - Seattle | Manner of Death: Accident, Closed* ** |
| 03/04/2024 | Makena Buckland | South Correctional Entity (SCORE Jail) | Manner of Death: Natural, Closed* ** |
Use-of-force non-fatalities
| Incident Date | Subject | Involved Agency | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/09/2024 | Branson Albert | Federal Way PD | Investigation Received, Pending KCPAO Review |
| 10/01/2024 | Conor Reilly | Kent PD | Declined |
| 07/07/2024 | Quinton Barker | Federal Way PD | Investigation Received, Pending KCPAO Review |
| 06/09/2024 | Wendell Downs III | Renton PD | Declined |
*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.