Manny Ellis was more than a man who died in police custody. He had a good spirit
News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. 1 day ago Stacia Glenn, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)
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Decision in the police death of Manuel Ellis
More than a year after Manuel Ellis died in police custody, the attorney general charged three officers in his death Thursday, May 27.
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Manuel Ellis is largely known for his death at the hands of Tacoma police.
Before his name became a rallying cry across the state for those fighting for racial equality and against police brutality, Ellis lived a life marred by hardships but filled with love. It was a life he was straightening out in the months before his death March 3, 2020, family and friends say.