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Man killed by King County deputy was carrying a pen, not a knife as initially reported
*Link to the story: http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle...park-leaves-3-children-in-protective-custody/
A 20-year-old man, fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy last week after he reportedly stabbed at a Burien homeowner’s door and charged deputies with what was believed to be a knife, was actually carrying a pen, the King County Sheriff’s Office said Friday.
The sheriff’s office originally reported that Tommy Le had a sharp object and advanced on two deputies around midnight on June 13. However, sheriff’s spokeswoman Sgt. Cindi West said Le was holding a pen.
West said the department won’t release a photo of the pen. Deputies aren’t equipped with dashboard or body cameras, she said.
Le’s death was the second deadly police shooting in King County in the past two weeks. Two Seattle police officers shot and killed Charleena Lyles*, 30, on Sunday after they say she threatened them with two knives in her apartment when they responded to an alleged burglary.
Lyles’ death has sparked community outrage while Le’s death has largely gone unnoticed.
*Link to the story: http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle...park-leaves-3-children-in-protective-custody/