christopher burbank
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WTF? Are Lawyers Really Now Blaming Black Men for Their Own Deaths?
Manuel Ellis died after a violent confrontation with three Washington state police officers in March 2020, and the officers’ lawyer blames Ellis.
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Officer Says He Wouldn’t Do Anything Differently in his 2020 Killing of Black Man Who Said, ‘I Can’t Breathe’
Officer Matthew Collins testified in his own defense on Monday, lamenting the death of Manuel Ellis.
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Manny Ellis Trial Continues: Experts Throw a Wrench in “Overdose” Argument
A forensic pathologist and an audio analyst concluded that Manny Ellis died from the cop’s restraint, not meth.
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Manny Ellis Homicide Trial: Eyewitnesses Tell Very Different Story than Police
A witness said Manny Ellis posed no threat to the police when he was violently detained.
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Another ‘I Can’t Breathe’: Washington Officers Face Trial in 2020 Death of Black Man
Manuel Ellis was killed in March 2020 due to a lack of oxygen from a ‘physical restraint.’
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Family of Manuel Ellis Outraged After Tacoma Police Chief Clears the Two of the Officers Involved in His Death
Two officers involved in the death of Manuel Ellis have been exonerated while three others are facing criminal charges
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2 Tacoma Officers Cleared In Death of Manuel Ellis, Will Return to Work
Tacoma officers Armando Farinas and Masiyh Ford are exonerated following an investigation into the brutal death of Manuel Ellis in police custody last March.
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Family of Manuel Ellis, a Black Man Killed by Police, Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit
The lawsuit alleges that 33-year-old Manuel Ellis was ‘beat, tased, choked, and hogtied’ by Tacoma Police officers because he was Black.
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2 Tacoma Police Officers Charged With Murder and a 3rd Charged With Manslaughter in Death of Manuel Ellis
Weeks before George Floyd was murdered by ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, another Black man in Tacoma, Wash., died in police custody shortly after telling the officers who were restraining him, “I can’t breathe.” That man was 33-year-old Manuel Ellis, and on Thursday, two of the police officers involved in his death were charged with…