WA city settles for $2M after cops fire 23 shots, killing mom of 2 in crisis
The city of Longview has settled a lawsuit for $2 million with the family of Katelyn Rose Smith, who was fatally shot by officers on New Year's Day 2024.
The Spotlight: Moment of Crisis
Bodycam video shows a mother of 2 in a mental health crisis get shot and killed by Longview Police after officers ordered her boyfriend to turn her loose, allowing her to retrieve a gun. He was holding her to keep her from getting into his bedroom where the gun was located and had called 911 for help. The City of Longview paid her family a $2,000,000 settlement. All of the officers were cleared legally of wrongdoing but the family's attorney believes the city should be investigating what went wrong and what police can do better going forward. Plus, a shop owner is attacked by a stranger who tries to gouge out both of her eyes. And, video shows deputies lassoing a man and dragging him out of pond after he was threatening his family with a chainsaw. Those stories, and hate crime vandals strike a gay couple's home again. The surveillance video that shows the suspects police are trying to identify.
'He tried to gouge out my eyes': Video shows attack on Queen Anne business owner
Video shows a man acting erratically before attacking a Queen Anne business owner in Seattle.
Renton, WA couple looks to move after claiming years of homophobic harassment
A Renton couple says they are looking to move to a new home after enduring years of homophobic harassment in the Fairwood neighborhood.
The Spotlight: Bold and brutal
SeaTac Police are asking for the public's help to identify a suspect wanted for three armed robberies and a home burglary in the last 20 days. Surveillance video shows him robbing a hotel clerk at gunpoint. Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for information leading to his arrest. Plus, Thurston County Sheriff's detectives in the Cold Case Unit are investigating five unsolved cases including two missing women and three victims of murder. And, a hero shot after pushing two people out of the line of fire during a mass shooting in Lakewood is now in need of help himself.
SeaTac, WA police seek public's help in identifying armed robbery suspect
The suspect, caught on camera, threatened a hotel clerk at gunpoint and allegedly committed four crimes in 20 days.
Detectives seek public's help in 5 unsolved cold cases in WA
Cold case detectives in Thurston County say even the smallest tip could help solve these five unsolved cases. Can you help bring answers?
Cleanup continues after driver went airborne, smashes through 2 Burien, WA homes
It was another day of cleanup at two homes damaged in a high-speed crash on Memorial Day in Burien.
'I am in a lot of pain': Lakewood, WA mass shooting survivors being released from hospitals
As police continue to investigate a mass shooting at Harry Todd Park that sent seven people to nearby hospitals last week, victims are now being released.
Fugitive on the run, wanted in massive WA drug trafficking ring
A sentence for trafficking millions of dollars worth of fentanyl in King County is seen by some as no more than a slap on the wrist.
The Spotlight: The Fentanyl Motherlode
King County Sheriff's Detectives are asking for the public's help to find a fugitive accused of trafficking almost 60 pounds of powder fentanyl. It's enough to kill more than 13.5 million people and at the time, was the largest drug bust in county history. Meanwhile, one of his co-conspirators pleaded guilty but was sentenced to only 20 months in prison because of limits set by the Washington state legislature. Prosecutors argued for a much longer, saying cases like this with an exceptional amount of the deadly drug deserve exceptional sentences but state lawmakers have refused to address the issue even as more than 360 people have already died of a fentanyl overdose in King County this year.
Free housing for a felon? Kirkland neighbors concerned over homeless hotel
Kirkland neighbors living near a planned homeless hotel are concerned after learning a felon with 57 prior arrest warrants and multiple convictions was living in a similar complex in Bellevue.
Free housing for a felon? Kirkland, WA neighbors concerned over homeless hotel plans
Neighbors living near a planned homeless hotel are concerned after learning a felon with 57 prior arrest warrants and multiple convictions was living in a similar complex in Bellevue.
The Spotlight: Free housing for a felon?
Breaking the law and living rent free — The Spotlight investigates serious concerns raised by neighbors living near a planned homeless hotel in Kirkland after learning a felon with 57 prior arrest warrants and multiple convictions was living in a similar complex in Bellevue. Now, that resident is in the King County jail charged with multiple crimes. But how did he get approved for housing in the first place and will he be evicted? Plus, five people were arrested in the death of a 13-month-old toddler who overdosed on fentanyl. Why Washington law says they can only face misdemeanor charges instead of a felony charge.
Bryan Kohberger: Inside the Idaho Murders – Episode 4
It's been more than 900 days since four University of Idaho students were stabbed to death. For their families, it's an agonizing wait for justice. The trial of suspect Bryan Kohberger approaches, with defense motions coming fast and furious. It is a death penalty case that could land before the Supreme Court.