Three more Seattle Police Department officers are under investigation for being in D.C. during the violent protest at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
>> 2 SPD officers in D.C. during riot at Capitol placed on leave
The three officers self-reported to their supervisors that that were in D.C. and remain on duty, according to the Seattle Office of Police Accountability and SPD.
>> SPD chief: Officers will be fired if investigation shows involvement with violent D.C. protest
OPA director Andrew Myerberg said during the Community Police Commission meeting that the officers will be interviewed and they will try and review as much video as they can to determine any potential involvement.
The @SeattleOPA just informed the CPC during our public meeting that two additional officers were at the Capitol on January 6th and are being investigated.
— Seattle CPC (@SeaCPC) January 20, 2021
Interim Police Chief Adrian Diaz already suspended two other officers who were found to have attended the pro-Trump rally in D.C., pending a full investigation. Diaz said he would fire anyone who was found to be involved with the riot.
“We cannot allow violent or intimidating direct action to become acceptable in our society. If any SPD employee participated directly in assaulting the Capitol, I will terminate them,” Diaz stated again Wednesday.
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