Decedent: Damarius Butts

Race or Ethnicity and Gender: Black Male

Law Enforcement Agency Involved: Seattle Police Department

Date of Incident: April 20, 2017

Inquest Hearing

Completed on March 28, 2022

Inquest Administrator

Michael Spearman

Recordings and case documents

Document Library
 Final interrogatories
Video Recordings

• March 10 Pre-Hearing Conference
  •  Video
  •  Audio
• March 1 Pre-Hearing Conference
  •  Video
• January 14, 2022 Pre-Hearing Conference
  •  Video
  •  Audio
• December 20, 2021 Order continuing inquest and scheduling order
• December 7, 2021 Order continuing inquest and scheduling order
• November 12, 2021 Pre-Inquest Conference
  • Pre-Inquest Conference Order
•  October 19, 2021 Pre-Inquest Conference
  • Amended Pre-Inquest Conference Order
  • Pre-Inquest Conference Order
• February 10, 2020 Pre-Inquest Conference Order
• January 21, 2020 Pre-Inquest Conference Order 
•  December 16, 2019 Inquest Hearing
  • Order Continuing Inquest
•  December 6, 2019 Pre-Inquest Conference
  
  • Pre-Inquest Conference Order Staying Inquest
•  December 4, 2019 Pre-Inquest Conference
  • Pre-Inquest Conference Order
• November 26, 2019 Order Allowing Frey Buck at Hearings
• November 19, 2019 Officer Participation Order
• November 1, 2019 Pre-Inquest Conference
  • Pre-Inquest Conference Order
  • Proposed Livestreaming, Recording and Media Order
• October 18, 2019 Pre-Inquest Conference Order, Scope and Witness List
•  September 6, 2019 Pre-Inquest Conference
  • Pre-Inquest Conference Order
• July 12, 2019 Pre-Inquest Conference
  • Pre-Inquest Conference Order
• June 14, 2019 Pre-Inquest Conference
  • Pre-Inquest Conference Order
• Order of Dismissal on Remand
• Amended Media and Livestreaming Order
• Inquest Media Recording Device Order
• Pre-Inquest Conference Letter
• Inquest Order
• Protective Order

General inquest program documents

• 2022 General Order