Seattle insists it's a model for progressive policing – so why was Charleena Lyles killed? Lyles was shot twice in the abdomen, twice in the back and once each in the chest, arm and hip, according to the report. The official determination that two of the bullets hit Lyles in the back has further fueled the family’s claims that it was excessive and unjustified when the policemen, who are both white, decided to shoot her. She was hit on both the right and left sides of her back, and two of the bullets hit her uterus. The toxicology report also found no drugs or alcohol in Lyles’ system when she was killed, the Seattle Times reported.

Source: The Guardian August 30, 2017 21:22 UTC