At Rest

Deadly force
An officer reportedly made a traffic stop northbound on Aurora when the man opened his car door and ran west across four lanes of traffic to North 96th Street, where he pulled out a handgun. Police said there was a brief struggle between the man and the officer in the street. The officer then shot and killed Iosia Faletogo after he dropped the gun and was unarmed. In October 2021, The city of Seattle has agreed to pay $515,000 to settle a civil-rights lawsuit filed by the estate of Iosia Faletogo.
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