Washington Agency Investigating Police Deadly Force Expanding to Pierce County

Washington agency investigating police deadly force expanding to Pierce County

The new Office of Independent Investigations has so far only been active in Southwest Washington and the Olympic Peninsula.

WA agency to start investigating Pierce County police killings in spring

The state's Office of Independent Investigations, formed by the Legislature in 2021, began investigating police uses of deadly force a year ago in Southwest Washington and the Olympic Peninsula.

WA agency investigating police deadly force expanding to Pierce County • Washington State Standard

(Photo by Jeremy Hogan/The Bloomingtonian/Getty Images)The nascent Washington agency tasked with investigating incidents when police kill people will grow its footprint to cover Pierce County, starting in May.  After that, the Office of Independent Investigations aims to expand into central Washington. The increased push for police accountability in cases where officers use deadly force, especially against Black people, drove the creation of the…

WA agency investigating police deadly force expanding to Pierce County

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