Originally published Friday, January 21, 2011 at 11:03 PM
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Slain carver's family asks that officer be charged
Relatives of a woodcarver fatally shot by a Seattle police officer have met with King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg, asking him to charge the officer in the death of John T. Williams.
The Associated Press
Relatives of a woodcarver fatally shot by a Seattle police officer have met with King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg, asking him to charge the officer in the death of John T. Williams.
That private meeting took place Friday in Seattle. A spokesman for the John T. Williams Organizing Committee then read aloud a letter the family members delivered to Satterberg.
On Thursday, a coroner's inquest jury returned its findings in the Aug. 30 shooting, with just one of its eight members saying the carver posed any threat. Four jurors said Williams did not pose a threat and three others said they didn't know.
The jury was not asked to decide whether Officer Ian Birk committed any wrongdoing.
Evidence from the inquest will be forwarded to Satterberg to determine whether Birk should be charged. A decision is expected by mid-February.
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