Advocates push for accountability one year after grad student run down by Seattle cruiser
Podcast |
Soundside
Publisher |
KUOW
Media Type |
audio
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Daily News
News
Publication Date |
Jan 25, 2024
Episode Duration |
00:18:36

One year ago this week, 23-year old graduate student Jaahnvi Kandula was struck and killed by a speeding police cruiser in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood. Over that year, members of the South Asian American community have been pushing for more accountability.

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One year ago this week, 23-year old graduate student Jaahnvi Kandula was struck and killed by a speeding police cruiser in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood. Police bodycam footage released in September drew global outrage after a police union leader who responded to investigate, Officer Daniel Auderer, joked about Kandula’s death, saying to a fellow union leader that Jaahnvi’s life had “limited value.” In a recommendation announced Tuesday, the Office of Police Accountability, a police watchdog staffed by both civilians and SPD sergeants, called the comments and actions “callous.”

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