The display was seen in 2021 body camera footage, uncovered recently during a separate court case on graffiti and published first by The Seattle Times. It listed the name of Damarius Butts and the date he was killed by Seattle police officers in 2017.
. It listed the name of Damarius Butts and the date he was killed by Seattle police officers in 2017.
“As you know, the memorial that was in the police department was supposed to remember him; it was supposed to remember his life and that he mattered,” Leavitt said. “Taking that from wherever it was found and placing it in the East Precinct shows a deep level of disrespect to him, to his family, and to his community.”
“I want to know who took the memorial to Damarius. I want to know where it was taken from and who brought it to the East Precinct and who displayed it. I want to know how long it was there,” Leavitt said. “I want to know how many officers saw it and did not say anything. Did not speak up.” “I do know Capt. Eric Sano was the captain of the East Precinct at that time, so that is the one thing that I can note, but as far as some of the other details, as far as officers who saw it, who displayed it, and who put it up – that is stuff that I think the OPA will hopefully be able to kind of unwind and be able to articulate what happened.”
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