May 25 Filing week for the 2021 election cycle came to a close last week with 13 people vying for seats or to keep their seats on Tacoma City Council. This year, five City Council seats are up for grabs: Districts 2, 4, 5, 6 and the mayor's position. There are nine seats on Tacoma City Council, including the mayor. At least three of those seats will go to new faces, as their incumbents are .
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A large chunk of the city council meeting centered on the street racing that took place leading up the ramming incident, followed by the protests that damaged at least nine businesses. Then Deputy Mayor Keith Blocker spoke up to say they should be focused on why human beings ended up getting run over by a patrol car.
“My heart went out to all those who were involved and impacted by the event,” said Tacoma City Manager Elizabeth Pauli, just as the meeting was getting underway.
Tacoma leaders search for answers after street racing leads to police incident
Protests continue after Tacoma police officer runs through crowd
A video went viral showing a Tacoma police officer running through a crowd that was gathered for street racing. The officer was surrounded by attendees.
TACOMA - A growing outcry from Tacoma city leaders continued into Monday, after an incident involving a Tacoma Police Officer running over a bystander during a reported illegal street race on Saurday night.
On Monday, Tacoma Police released the name of the officer involved in the incident as Officer Khanh Phan, a 58-year-old man who has been a member of the Tacoma Police Department for more than 29 years.