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Seattlepolicearresteda30-year-oldmanafterheallegedlywasfoundinastolencarafterspeedingawayfromofficersandhittingseveraloccupiedtents,hurtingtwopeopleonMay5,2024.
Afterarecentshootingkilleda17-year-oldstudent,Seattle’sGarfieldHighSchoolmaybeginrethinkingitsdecisiontoremovepoliceofficersbackin2020.
OnJune6,a17-year-oldstudentwasshotandkilledintheschoolparkinglotaftertryingtobreakupafightbetweentwoboys.Policereportedthatthesuspectfledonfootandstillremainsontherun.
Meanwhile,formerGarfieldpoliceofficerBennieRadford,whonowlivesinFlorida,can’thelpbutwonderifhewouldhavemadeadifference.
“Mystomachiswrenchingrightnow,”RadfordtoldTheSeattleTimes.“Inevershouldhaveleft.Thosearemykids—thatwasmyschool.”
Theshootinghappenedaround12:30p.m.localtimeoutsideGarfieldHighSchool,accordingtotheSeattlePoliceDepartment.(SeattlePoliceDepartment)
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