Tag: Tommy Le
King County Councilmember Joe McDermott calls for resignation of Sheriff Mitzi Johanknecht
King County Councilmember Joe McDermott on Friday, Mar. 26, 2021 issued the following statement,...
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Family of Tommy Le – killed by police in Burien in 2017 – settles for $5 million
A lawsuit against a King County Sheriff’s deputy in the 2017 shooting death of 20-year old...
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Review of Tommy Le shooting leads to finding many ‘shortcomings’ in King County Sheriff’s Office case
By Jack Mayne A review of the Tommy Le shooting death case in Burien from 2017 shows...
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: ‘Notes from a Burien Police Killing’
[EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a Letter to the Editor, written by a verified resident. It...
Read MoreFamily of Tommy Le file wrongful death/civil rights lawsuit against police
The family of Tommy Le, a 20-year-old high school senior who was shot and killed in Burien on June 13, 2017, filed a wrongful death/civil rights lawsuit against the King County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday, Sept. 7. As we previously reported, Le was shot and killed by King County/Burien Police Deputy Cesar Molina, who was responding […]
Read MorePublic forum for Tommy Le, high schooler killed by police, will be Wed., July 19
A public forum for Tommy Le, a South Seattle high schooler who was recently shot and killed by police in Burien, will be held on Wednesday, July 19. Tommy, a 20-year-old high school senior, was shot and killed on June 13, 2017 by King County deputies responding to a disturbance in Burien (read our previous […]
Read MoreAUDIO: Police release dramatic 9-1-1 audio, dispatch calls on Burien shooting
On Friday, June 23, the King County Sheriff’s Office released dramatic 9-1-1 call audio and dispatch recordings, along with new information about the fatal officer-involved shooting of Tommy Le in Burien on June 13. As we previously reported, police say that around midnight on June 13, they received multiple 9-1-1 calls reporting a “man with a knife†[…]
Read MoreMan shot, killed by police in Burien June 13 was holding a pen, not a knife
The King County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim of the June 13 officer involved shooting in Burien as Tommy Le, 20, and revealed that he was armed with a pen, not a knife as originally reported. The King County Sheriff’s Office originally said that witnesses claimed Le was armed with a knife, and that […]
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