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Charleena Lyles
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Gender
Female
Age
30 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
06/18/2017
Location
6850 62nd Street Seattle WA 98115 King
Cause of Death
Deadly force
Two officers were responding to reports of a burglary and went an apartment to meet with the person reporting the burglary. They were confronted by a woman with a knife, police said. Both officers shot and killed her as she advanced upon them. The city of Seattle agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle the wrongful-death civil lawsuit in November 2021.
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Alleged Responsible Party
Seattle Police Department
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