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Seattle, Washington (AP)
A lawyer for the family of a Native American woodcarver fatally shot by a Seattle police officer has grilled Officer Ian Birk.
Birk told an inquest last week that he feared John T. Williams was going to attack him. Williams was carrying a knife and a piece of wood as he crossed a Seattle street on Aug. 30.
In response to lawyer Tim Ford’s questions last week, Birk testified that shortly after the shooting he told a witness, a responding officer and a detective that Williams had not complied with his order to put down the knife. The officer acknowledged he didn’t say then that Williams had threatened him.
A lawyer for the family of a Native American woodcarver fatally shot by a Seattle police officer has grilled Officer Ian Birk.
Birk told an inquest last week that he feared John T. Williams was going to attack him. Williams was carrying a knife and a piece of wood as he crossed a Seattle street on Aug. 30.
In response to lawyer Tim Ford’s questions last week, Birk testified that shortly after the shooting he told a witness, a responding officer and a detective that Williams had not complied with his order to put down the knife. The officer acknowledged he didn’t say then that Williams had threatened him.
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