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From 2013-2019, police officers in Washington State were responsible for the death of 25 Black persons. This poster lists the names and memorial images of these persons in order to raise awareness of police violence against Black persons within our own state. They were parents, teens, athletes, and community members. Some of these names you may know; others you may not. We ask that you raise awareness of all instances of Black persons death in the hands of Washington state PD by sharing this image and by saying their names.

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We have included some data from 2020. However, cases of police violence and information about fatal incidents involving police often take a long time to come to light. Vital information, such as the race or ethnicity of the person who died as a result of the incident, is not always publicly available until a long time after the event itself took place. Because the information comes out so slowly, we have done the best we can to collect known Black persons who have died as a result of interactions with the police in Washington state, but know that there are likely other incidents not represented in this image.

This image was made in response to a local POC who critiqued the Seattle protests happening in response to George Floyd’s death. They were upset that the crowds were chanting the names of non-local victims where there is police violence right here in Washington state that often goes unacknowledged. They were pleading with the crowd to get to know the Black persons here who have died due to police interactions. We hope that this image makes that task easier and helps localize this nation-wide problem.

The 2013-2019 names were collected from https://mappingpoliceviolence.com with images pulled from news articles about the incidents. The 2020 data was crowdsourced via social media and links to local news sources. All images were collected through Google searches for the victims and information about them. Some images could not be found or confirmed and are so marked. Please contact us immediately if you see an error that needs to be rectified.

This was compiled and made available by volunteers and members of Cascadians Against White Supremacy (CAWS), a group within the Department of Bioregion, on June 4th, 2020.

The People

Below is a brief bit of information about each person who is depicted in the image and information about the circumstances surrounding their deaths. The information here is not meant to be conclusive or holistic, but is intended to show some aspect of the humanness of each Black individual who died as a result of interacting with the police in Washington state. These people are more than names or statistics - they are humans. This section seeks to honor that.

The links below each name are articles which were linked to in the http://mappingpoliceviolence.com database. Additional information was collected from various new sources by CAWS volunteers.

2020:

Manuel Ellis
33, Male; Manuel’s death has been ruled a homicide. He could be heard saying “I can’t breathe” before he died while in Tacoma police custody on March 3rd. His death continues to be investigated.

Tiffany Alexis Eubanks
33, Female; died while in Yakima police custody on June 3rd after police responded to assist medics who were attempting to treat her after Tiffany had been reportedly walking in and out of traffic. She experienced a “medical crisis” in the back of the patrol car and later died at the hospital.

Shaun Lee Fuhr
24, Male; shot while holding his 1-year-old daughter after police responded to a domestic violence report in Columbia City on April 29th. He was unarmed.

25+ Black Lives Killed by WAPD from 2013-2020

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2020:

Manuel Ellis33, Male; Manuel’s death has been ruled a homicide. He could be heard saying “I can’t breathe” before he died while in Tacoma police custody on March 3rd. His death continues to be investigated.

Shaun Lee Fuhr24, Male; shot while holding his 1-year-old daughter after police responded to a domestic violence report in Columbia City on April 29th. He was unarmed.

Unidentified ManAge Unknown, Male; on May 19th in Lower Queenanne, a Black man was shot by officers. He has yet to be identified and details of what transpired before his death have not been detailed. SPD has released body cam footage of the incident.

Said Joquin26, Male; shot during a traffic stop in Lakewood on May 1st. Family says he was in his vehicle with his hands up. Investigators did not say why police pulled over the car or what prompted the shooting.

2013-2019:

Malik Williams23, Male, paraplegic; shot during a domestic dispute response. He was not fleeing.

Dante Redmond Jones28, Male; shot in a rural area in the middle of the night after not stopping while speeding.

Bennie Branch24, Male; shot following a traffic stop. His family witnessed his death.

Hashim Jibri Wilson28, Male; shot during a traffic stop. He was a Field Marshal for the Black Panthers in Tacoma, WA from 2015-2016.

Mantry Norris20, Male; called the police himself but was shot when he left the conversation with police and entered a restaurant. He was displaying signs of mental illness.

Ensoa Strickland Jr.26, Male; shot in a parking lot while talking with officers after neighbors reported a domestic dispute.

Dwight Delando Steward46, Male; the NAACP helped identify Dwight after he was shot multiple times during an interaction with police in Spokane.

Willie Floyd McCord52, Male; shot after an altercation when officers approached him to investigate a possible violation of a restraining order.

Hussein D. Hassan46, Male, Muslim, Somali immigrant; shot while carrying a sword. He had recently missed a court-appointed mental health evaluation.

Damarius Butts19, Male; shot after being suspected of stealing beer from a 7-11.

William Stokes51, Male; shot while holding a machete. He was a father and grandfather.

Mi'Chance Dunlap-Gittens17, Male, high school athlete; shot five times in the back while running away during a botched sting operation (he was not the target). He wanted to attend law school.

Bruce R. Johnson II38, Male; shot during a standoff with officers. His family believed he was troubled.

Omer Ismail Ali27, Male; shot by officers after an altercation with a clerk at a mini-mart in a rural area.

Marcos Perea41, Male; shot in a standoff with twelve officers from three different agencies.

Cecil Chaney Tinker-Smith37, Male; shot after a neighbor reported he was firing a gun in the rural area where he lived.

Kerry Lynn Brown26, Male, Special Operations Army Sergeant; shot after police responded to his wife called to report that he was having a “mental episode.”

D'Angelo Davis23, Male; shot by officers outside of a store that was reportedly being robbed.

Martin A. Duckworth31, Male; shot several times by police after a violent episode on a Metro bus. Court records show Duckworth had a long history of mental-health issues.

Dennis Clark III28, Male; shot by officers responding to gunshots fired during a domestic incident. He called his grandmother regularly.

Russell Lydell Smith51, Male; shot by SWAT during a suspected robbery. He was a father and grandfather who valued fitness and health.

Eugene Nelson20, Male, Muslim; shot during an altercation with police following up on accusations against him. He was extremely close to his brother and was mourning the recent death of his mother.

Giovonn Joseph-McDade20, Male, college student; shot during a failed traffic stop during which officers assumed the car was stolen (it was not stolen).

Charleena Lyles30, Female; shot by police after calling to report a robbery in her home. She was shot in front of her children. It was later revealed that she had a history of mental health issues which may have contributed to the situation.

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Manuel Ellis
33, Male; Manuel’s death has been ruled a homicide. He could be heard saying “I can’t breathe” before he died while in Tacoma police custody on March 3rd. His death continues to be investigated.

Shaun Lee Fuhr
24, Male; shot while holding his 1-year-old daughter after police responded to a domestic violence report in Columbia City on April 29th. He was unarmed.

Unidentified Man
Age Unknown, Male; on May 19th in Lower Queenanne, a Black man was shot by officers. He has yet to be identified and details of what transpired before his death have not been detailed. SPD has released body cam footage of the incident.

Said Joquin
26, Male; shot during a traffic stop in Lakewood on May 1st. Family says he was in his vehicle with his hands up. Investigators did not say why police pulled over the car or what prompted the shooting.

Malik Williams
23, Male, paraplegic; shot during a domestic dispute response. He was not fleeing.

Dante Redmond Jones
28, Male; shot in a rural area in the middle of the night after not stopping while speeding.

Bennie Branch
24, Male; shot following a traffic stop. His family witnessed his death.

Hashim Jibri Wilson
28, Male; shot during a traffic stop. He was a Field Marshal for the Black Panthers in Tacoma, WA from 2015-2016.

Mantry Norris
20, Male; called the police himself but was shot when he left the conversation with police and entered a restaurant. He was displaying signs of mental illness.

Ensoa Strickland Jr.
26, Male; shot in a parking lot while talking with officers after neighbors reported a domestic dispute.

Dwight Delando Steward
46, Male; the NAACP helped identify Dwight after he was shot multiple times during an interaction with police in Spokane.

Willie Floyd McCord
52, Male; shot after an altercation when officers approached him to investigate a possible violation of a restraining order.

Hussein D. Hassan
46, Male, Muslim, Somali immigrant; shot while carrying a sword. He had recently missed a court-appointed mental health evaluation.

Damarius Butts
19, Male; shot after being suspected of stealing beer from a 7-11.

William Stokes
51, Male; shot while holding a machete. He was a father and grandfather.

Mi'Chance Dunlap-Gittens
17, Male, high school athlete; shot five times in the back while running away during a botched sting operation (he was not the target). He wanted to attend law school.

Bruce R. Johnson II
38, Male; shot during a standoff with officers. His family believed he was troubled.

Omer Ismail Ali
27, Male; shot by officers after an altercation with a clerk at a mini-mart in a rural area.

Marcos Perea
41, Male; shot in a standoff with twelve officers from three different agencies.

Cecil Chaney Tinker-Smith
37, Male; shot after a neighbor reported he was firing a gun in the rural area where he lived.

Kerry Lynn Brown
26, Male, Special Operations Army Sergeant; shot after police responded to his wife called to report that he was having a “mental episode.”

D'Angelo Davis
23, Male; shot by officers outside of a store that was reportedly being robbed.

Martin A. Duckworth
31, Male; shot several times by police after a violent episode on a Metro bus. Court records show Duckworth had a long history of mental-health issues.

Dennis Clark III
28, Male; shot by officers responding to gunshots fired during a domestic incident. He called his grandmother regularly.

Russell Lydell Smith
51, Male; shot by SWAT during a suspected robbery. He was a father and grandfather who valued fitness and health.

Eugene Nelson
20, Male, Muslim; shot during an altercation with police following up on accusations against him. He was extremely close to his brother and was mourning the recent death of his mother.

Giovonn Joseph-McDade
20, Male, college student; shot during a failed traffic stop during which officers assumed the car was stolen (it was not stolen).

Charleena Lyles
30, Female; shot by police after calling to report a robbery in her home. She was shot in front of her children. It was later revealed that she had a history of mental health issues which may have contributed to the situation.