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Sheriff fires detective over tactics that led to shooting

| April 4, 2021 12:12 AM

SEATTLE (AP) — King County Sheriff Mitzi Johanknecht has fired a detective after finding his aggressive actions led to the death of a man wanted in the theft of a pickup truck and pet poodle.

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