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Monday, August 30, 2010

• The event started at approximately 1612 hours.

• Temperature was approximately 71 degrees

and the weather was clear and sunny. The
pavement was dry.

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 The Scene

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Photo from KIRO.com
Knife and Board

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 Sheffield Brand Folding Knife
3” long blade, 4” long handle, 7” total length when open

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 Fired Cartridge Casings
Four Recovered – Placards 1 through 4

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Officer Birk’s Pistol

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 The Weapons – Officer Birk’s Pistol

Glock Model 22
.40 Caliber
Serial # LWE926 10
The Weapons – Officer Birk’s Pistol

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 Patrol Car Video
The video will show the following:

16:12:16 Williams crossing W/B on Howell Street, out

of frame, Officer Birk logs out.
16:12:28 Officer Birk crosses in front of his patrol car,
audio begins. It appears Officer Birk is
speaking just before the audio begins.
Officer Birk is heard yelling, “Hey, Hey,
Hey!” doing the come here gesture with
finger. Walks out of frame.
16:12:30 Officer Birk is heard ordering, “Put the knife
down! Put the knife down! Put the knife
down!”
16:12:35 Sound of 5 shots.
16:12:42 Officer Birk broadcasts, “David-33, shots
fired, Boren and Howell. Subject
wouldn’t drop the knife.”
 Patrol Car Video
The video will show the following:

16:12:51 Radio repeats, “Shots fired Boren & Howell.

Units for David-33.”

16:13:26 Unknown female voice, “What happened?

He didn’t do anything.”

16:13:28 Officer Birk, “Ma’am, he had a knife and he

wouldn’t drop it.”

16:13: 33 Radio, “David-33, your status?”

16:13:35 Officer Birk, “Under control, suspect’s down.”

16:14:02 First back-up officers arrive.

 Patrol Car Video
The video will show the following:

16:14:11 Officer Birk, “Yeah, I’m OK. He had the knife

open. I approached him, asked him to drop it
multiple times. He wouldn’t drop it. He turned
towards me (unintelligible) open.”

16:14:25 Officer Birk, “Dropped the knife up there to the

left”.
 Patrol Car Video

•Officer Birk’s Video

•Officer Leavitt’s Video
 Officer Birk’s Patrol Car
Right, southbound lane of Boren Avenue
Looking southbound

Motor Running

Lights Activated

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The Scene
 Involved Officer
• Officer Ian Birk
[Photos of • Date of Hire: July 2008
officer]
• Department Qualified on
Glock, 4/13/2010
• No Taser
• Impact Weapon and Pepper
Spray

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Fired Cartridge Casings – Head stamp “Speer 40 S&W”
Consistent with Department Issued Ammunition

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911 call
Aerial and Perspective
Photography

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Williams and Officer Positions

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Subject and Officer Positions

Distance, 9 ½ Feet

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Officer Birk’s Perspective

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Officer Birk’s Perspective

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Erika Schmidt

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Deanna Sebring

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Amy Stires

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Thomas Sirgedas

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Mary Schultz

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Mary Schultz

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Amber Maurina

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Sabine Stoecker

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Amy Holt

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Barbara Newman

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Amy Gill

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John Hartsfield

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