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Inquest 17IQ009349

Decedent: Wardell Sims
Race or Ethnicity and Gender: Black Male
Agency Involved: King County Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention
Date of Incident: June 16, 2017

Inquest Hearing

Inquest recalled by King County Executive Shannon Braddock on August 18, 2025

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