Seattle Officer Faces Discipline for Inappropriate Comments on Deceased Woman
Originally Published 1 year ago — by NBC News
A Seattle police officer, Daniel Auderer, faces potential discipline, including termination, after making callous remarks about the death of a graduate student from India who was struck by another officer's vehicle. The officer's comments, captured on his body camera, were deemed derogatory and inhumane by the city's Office of Police Accountability. The incident, in which the student was hit by an officer driving at excessive speed, has sparked outrage and led to nearly 400 complaints. The police chief will decide on discipline, while a criminal investigation is pending.