Police killings
2013-2020

Damarius Butts

Male, Black

Date of the incident: 4/20/2017

Seattle, King, WA
900 1st Avenue

Three Seattle police officers were shot and wounded while trying to arrest robbery suspects in downtown Seattle, police said. A male officer was shot in the face. A female officer was shot in the chest but was wearing a Kevlar vest and was treated at a hospital and released. A third officer suffered a hand wound and was treated and released. A fourth officer was struck by a bottle during the struggle with the robbers and was treated at the scene, police said. A 17-year-old girl, was arrested near the shooting scene. The two men, including the one found dead, are 19 years old.