Seattle’s interim police chief on Monday fired the officer who fatally struck a 23-year-old graduate student from India with his patrol vehicle in January 2023 while responding to a call. The case ignited outrage and attracted widespread attention after another officer was recorded on his body-worn camera making callous remarks about the death of Jaahnavi Kandula.

The officer was fired nearly two years after hitting and killing Jaahnavi Kandula with his patrol car while responding to a call.

Seattle police officer Kevin Dave, who hit and killed 23-year-old Jaahnavi Kandula in a crosswalk in January of 2023, has been fired.

The development comes months after another Seattle police officer Daniel Auderer was fired following his insensitive comments and laughter after Kandula’s death.

Interim Chief of Police Sue Rahr announced she'd fired SPD Officer Kevin Dave in an internal email Monday. The decision comes as the result of a January 2023 incident in which Dave struck and killed 23-year-old college student Jaahnavi Kandula while she was crossing a crosswalk.

Interim Seattle police Chief Sue Rahr announced Monday that she has fired Kevin Dave, the officer who killed Jaahnavi Kandula in a South Lake Union crosswalk while speeding in his cruiser.

Lt. Mark Meadows with the Irondale Police Department was killed Monday morning after being hit by a car while directing traffic at an intersection.

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