Manuel "Manny" Ellis was walking home from a convenience store on the night of March 3, 2020, when he was encountered by two Tacoma police officers. They got into an altercation that left Ellis dead on a street corner along the border of South Tacoma and unincorporated Pierce County.
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Brian Hayes/Pool - The News Tribune/KNKX graphic via CanvaTacoma police officers Matthew Collins, Christopher Burbank and Timothy Rankine face felony charges in Manuel Ellis' death. Their trial began Monday. -
Washington State Patrol/via The Seattle TimesManuel "Manny" Ellis, a 33-year-old Black man, died March 3, 2020, in hogtie restraints after a violent struggle with Tacoma police officers. After delays, the trial of three officers charged by Washington's attorney general started in September.
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On Monday, jury selection begins in the long-anticipated trial in the killing of Manny Ellis, more than three and a half years after his death while in police custody. KNKX's Jared Brown will be covering the trial and provides a preview of what's ahead. -
The ruling on Friday by Pierce County Superior Judge Bryan Chushcoff cleared the way for Collins, Burbank and Timothy Rankine, 34, to stand trial after jury selection begins on Sept. 18.
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Manny Ellis, a 33-year-old Black man, died March 3, 2020, in police restraints after a struggle with police officers in Tacoma, Wash. KNKX is covering the trial of the officers charged with killing him: Matthew Collins, Christopher Burbank and Timothy Rankine.
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This week marks two years since the state attorney general charged three Tacoma police officers with murder and manslaughter in the killing of Manuel Ellis. They are still employed with the department, while they await trial.
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Since joining Tacoma's police department last year, Chief Avery Moore has hired more officers and launched a plan to address violent crime. But concerns from the public remain. KNKX's Kari Plog spoke with Moore about his first year on the job.
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When the state attorney general charged three Tacoma police officers with felonies for killing Manuel Ellis, it triggered an internal affairs investigation into the officers’ conduct. Nearly two years later, the city’s police chief has confirmed that the investigation is on hold until the criminal trial takes place later this year.
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On the final episode of The Walk Home, KNKX Special Projects reporter and producer Mayowa Aina asks big questions about what Manuel Ellis' death in police custody means for the city of Tacoma.
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KNKX and Tacoma Arts Live presented Inside The Walk Home podcast at Theater on the Square on October 18. Watch the video of the event.
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Episode 7 of The Walk Home podcast is about a law enforcement official who has been part of the Manny Ellis case since the start: Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer. He was quoted in the first stories about Ellis' death, which helped shape a narrative that's now being questioned by the State Attorney General's Office.
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The Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office says it has added the three Tacoma police officers charged in the 2020 killing of Manuel Ellis to a list of law enforcement with credibility issues, known as the Brady list.
