[WaterBoard]

From the time Birk makes initial contact by yelling “Hey,” seven seconds passes before he fires.

Williams’ friends say he likely did not hear Birk yelling.

“He was deaf in one ear, so he probably didn’t understand what the officer was saying,” said Lila Lewis.

Shortly after the shooting, you hear a female witness yell to Birk, “He didn’t do anything.”

Birk responds, “Ma’am, he had a knife and he wouldn’t drop it.”

Birk’s attorney says Williams was a threat.

“He was walking around downtown Seattle. He was inebriated and he had an open knife in his hand,” said attorney Ted Buck.

[WaterBoard]

A preliminary police finding was that the shooting was not justified. Birk has been stripped of his gun and badge.

So if the officers own department finds that he was not acting within his duties, is this a Murder case?

[eastforker]

He was walking around downtown Seattle. He was inebriated and he >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I watched the man cross the street, negotiate the step up from the curb, no stumble or hesitation.The only threat was to the cops ego.

[Dead Corpse]

Birks attourney is wrong. Report said knife was closed when they found it.

Have a care Citizens. Things will get worse before they start getting better again...