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SEATTLE — Inadequate supervision and training have led Seattle police officers to brandish weapons such as batons and flashlights too quickly and to escalate confrontations even when arresting people for minor offenses, the U.S. Justice Department said Friday.
The department launched an investigation last spring following the fatal shooting of a homeless American Indian woodcarver and other reported uses of force against minority suspects.
Federal investigators determined Seattle police have engaged in excessive force that violated federal law and the Constitution.
