[New post] The Seattle Police Shooting of Native Woodcarver John T. Williams, 10 Years Later
Cheri Lucas Rowlands posted: "A decade ago, Seattle police officer Ian Birk shot and killed John T. Williams, a well-known Ditidaht woodcarver in the community -- because he carried a pocketknife. For Seattle Met, James Ross Gardner shares the story of John through the eyes of his old" New post on Longreads The Seattle Police Shooting of Native Woodcarver John T. Williams, 10 Years Later by Cheri Lucas Rowlands A decade ago, Seattle police officer Ian Birk shot and killed John T. Williams, a well-known Ditidaht woodcarver in the community -- because he carried a pocketknife.