Death by Cop 2022-2024
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Jahnavi Kandula
Gender : Female
Age : 23
Race : Asian
Date : 01/24/2023
Location : South Lake Union, Dexter Ave+Thomas St
City : Seattle
County : King
State : Washington
Agency : Seattle PD
Officer(s) :Kevin Austin Dave
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Vehicle Event: Pedestrian killed by speeding police SUV without justification for speeding
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Seattle PD SUV driven by officer Kevin Austin Dave from Seattle PD hit and killed Ms. Kandula, a grad student in Seattle who had been crossing the street at a marked crossing. The officer was speeding at 74 mph in a 25 mph zone to a call as backup. Charges are being considered against the officer for his role in this avoidable death. He had apparently not activated his lights and siren when speeding. It is questionable whether the call he was on was urgent enough to warrant deadly speeds in one of the most crowded urban areas near downtown Seattle.
