Seattle police officer who struck and killed a graduate student from India is fired
Seattle’s interim police chief on Monday fired the officer who fatally struck a 23-year-old graduate student from India with his patrol vehicle in January 2023 while responding to a call. The case ignited outrage and attracted widespread attention after another officer was recorded on his body-worn camera making callous remarks about the death of Jaahnavi Kandula.
Seattle police officer fired for fatally hitting graduate student with car
A Seattle police officer who struck and killed a graduate student from India with his vehicle while responding to an overdose call in 2023 has been fired.
Seattle cop who struck and killed grad student with cruiser fired
Interim Seattle police chief Sue Rahr announced Monday that Kevin Dave was fired over the Jan. 23, 2023 incident where Jaahnavi Kandula was killed when the former officer sped through a crosswalk.
Seattle Police Officer Who Fatally Struck Indian Student Has Been Fired
The Seattle Office of Police Accountability found that Dave, who was on his way to the scene of a reported drug overdose, violated four policies including a requirement to operate police vehicles safely, interim Police Chief Sue Rahr said in an email to department staff about his firing on Monday.
Seattle police officer who killed Jaahnavi Kandula with patrol car fired
Interim Seattle police Chief Sue Rahr announced Monday that she has fired Kevin Dave, the officer who killed Jaahnavi Kandula in a South Lake Union crosswalk while speeding in his cruiser.
Seattle officer fired after crash that killed pedestrian
Officer Kevin Dave was fired nearly two years after hitting Jaahnavi Kandula with his patrol car on Dexter Avenue while responding to an overdose call.
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Seattle police officer who struck and killed graduate student from India fired
Seattle’s interim police chief said Monday that she has fired a police officer who in 2023 struck and killed a graduate ...
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