Three police officers were accused of killing a black man who died in police custody

Jury reaches verdict in trial of 3 Tacoma police officers accused of killing Black man who died in police custody. Officers Christopher Burbank, Matthew Collins and Timothy Rankine are accused. Manuel ‘Manny’ Ellis, a 33-year-old Black man, died in custody in Washington state.

Three Tacoma police officers are charged in the death of Manuel 'Manny' Ellis. Ellis died in police custody in March 2020. Three officers have been charged with manslaughter in Ellis' death. Ellis was found dead in custody of police officers in Tacoma, Washington, in February 2020.