Seattle Police Officer Fired After Striking, Killing Graduate Student with Patrol Car
Jaahnavi Kandula was crossing the street at a crosswalk when she was struck by a police cruiser being driven by officer Kevin Dave in January 2023
Seattle police officer who struck and killed graduate student from India fired
Seattle’s interim police chief said Monday that she has fired a police officer who in 2023 struck and killed a graduate student from India while responding to an overdose call.
Seattle Police Department Fires Officer Kevin Dave for Killing of Jaahnavi Kandula
Interim Chief of Police Sue Rahr announced she'd fired SPD Officer Kevin Dave in an internal email Monday. The decision comes as the result of a January 2023 incident in which Dave struck and killed 23-year-old college student Jaahnavi Kandula while she was crossing a crosswalk.
Seattle Police Department fires officer who hit and killed Jaahnavi Kandula
The main image shows dashcam video from the night Jaahnavi Kandula was struck and killed in Seattle. The inset image shows a photo of Kandula. (Images: Seattle Police Department; Jaahnavi Kandula's GoFundMe page; MyNorthwest photo compilation)
Seattle police officer fired 2 years after striking, killing Jaahnavi Kandula with cruiser
The Seattle officer who struck and killed 23-year-old grad student Jaahnavi Kandula with his police cruiser two years ago has been fired.
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A Seattle police officer who hit and killed 23-year-old college student Jaahnavi Kandula in a crosswalk nearly two years ago was fired by the department Monday.
Seattle Cop Fired 2 Years After Fatally Striking Student
Nearly two years after a Seattle police officer struck and killed a graduate student while responding to an overdose call, that officer has been fired. Interim police chief Sue Rahr said Monday that she found former cop Kevin Dave violated four department policies,
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