Damarius Butts

How they died

Deadly force

Three Seattle police officers were shot and wounded while trying to arrest robbery suspects in downtown Seattle, police said. A male officer was shot in the face. A female officer was shot in the chest but was wearing a Kevlar vest and was treated at a hospital and released. A third officer suffered a hand wound and was treated and released. A fourth officer was struck by a bottle during the struggle with the robbers and was treated at the scene, police said. A 17-year-old girl, was arrested near the shooting scene. The two men, including the one found dead, are 19 years old. Damarius Butts fired upon the three officers and was shot and killed.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Damarius Butts, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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