@#3 way to spin the narrative of this situation into a city counsel problem. You really helped everyone out with that insight. Not.
@#4 that mutual aid person may have been a very valuable witness being as they may have been the last person to speak to the now deceased individual which barricaded themselves in their apartment and shot a cop.

Three armed cops to evict a woman from a 1 BR apartment? America!

11: So, considering the outcome, what should have been the proper course of action? Sounds like this tenant wasn’t going without some fight.

I appreciate the reporting, but what’s with all “the quotes”? Sounds like you “don’t believe” what “you’re being told” by “the authorities”. If you doubt the official narrative, then just say so.

@12: My point is America sure likes guns.
@13: You don't know how quotes work?

This report calls deceased "she" but the police reports all say "male." You don't think...it couldn't be that...uh-ohhhh, I think another shoe has yet to drop.

14: Do you?

“In general, a journalist should paraphrase dry facts, but directly quote emotions, opinions, and promises voiced by sources.”

https://jerz.setonhill.edu/writing/journalism1/journalism-quotes/amp/

BINGO!
Yay! I got SLOG Dipshit Brigade BINGO!

Sawant was blamed in the first three comments! And now Transsexuals by comment 15!

Though I would've won the cupcakes if Biden got blamed. Sigh. There's always next month, players.

@16: That link looks totally legit.

“Tenant” was the qualifier chosen to highlight here? How about suspect, armed civilian, so many other aspects to highlight. 99% of Seattle is a “tenant.” Irresponsible choice of words.

Someone got shot for carrying out the legal procedures established by democratic processes, our lawmakers. There were many nonviolent ways this could have been resolved.

@18: Still taking a joke as well as ever; that’s pretty much how our oft-banned prof’ got to be that way.

Yes, CM Sawant is Seattle’s object of ridicule and derision. Deal with it, Prof. (Try not to get banned…)

@17,

The fact that pretty much everyone involved in this story seems to have been heavily armed would logically back up his point that, "America sure likes guns."

Agree with @8, but Ashely just over-seasoned with the quotes.

@16 is correct.
@19: It is legit and does not return a 404.

@30 -- "I suppose this is something I somehow now have to answer for, of course. Naturally."

I don't follow you...you haven't commented here that I can see, so what would you have to answer for?

When they kick at your front door, how you gonna come? With your hands on your head, or on the trigger of your gun?

Do we have a SWAT unit in the SPD or the KCS? They might have been more qualified to deal with a barricaded renter refusenik with a gun. Hope the cop is ok.

@32: Seems like just a tangential detail at this point.

Know your rights, all three of them.

Number one: You have the right not to be killed. Murder is a crime, unless it was done by a policeman.

Rock the Casbah.

@40 It's like rain on your wedding day.

@37-where does it say that the tenant was murdered by the cops? Also, Rock the Casbah was a fucking disgrace as a Clash song. I’m surprised the entire band didn’t change their names and go into hiding after it was released.

Number two: You have the right to food money. Providing, of course, you don't mind a little investigation, humiliation, and (if you cross your fingers) rehabilitation.

Now that it's clear the tenant committed suicide (and tried to take a few other people with her), does anyone want to revise their outraged comments above?

Number three: You have the right to free speech as long as you're not dumb enough to actually try it.