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In today's newsletter:

  • What jurors will decide about Seattle’s response to the CHOP shooting
  • What does Seattle’s new mayor expect from Chief Barnes and SPD now?

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📰 News we're reading

• Seattle ‘abandoned Antonio Mays Jr.,' lawyer says as CHOP trial begins (seattletimes.com) — A high-stakes civil trial in downtown Seattle is examining whether the city’s police and emergency responders failed 16-year-old Antonio Mays Jr. after he was shot near the former CHOP zone in 2020. Jurors are weighing dueling narratives about the chaotic response, including whether Mays’ injuries were survivable and if his alleged involvement in a felony shields Seattle from liability.
   

• Mayor-elect Wilson retains Barnes as Seattle police chief (mynorthwest.com) — Seattle’s mayor-elect Katie Wilson is keeping Police Chief Shon Barnes and other top public safety leaders in place as she rolls out her “Vision for Public Safety in Seattle.” She’s emphasizing coordinated work between police, fire, emergency management, and alternative responders, while business and police union leaders react to her decision and its impact on crime and downtown safety.
   

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