Three Washington state police officers charged in the 2020 fatal shooting of Manuel Ellis have been acquitted on all charges following a gruelling two-month trial in which Ellis was blamed for his own death by the defence.
Officers Matthew Collins, 40 and Christopher Burbank, 38 were facing charges of second-degree murder and manslaughter in connection with the 3 March 2020 death of Ellis, who was Black. A third officer, 34-year-old Timothy Rankine, faced charges of first-degree manslaughter.
