US police officer who laughed after Indian student Jaahnavi's death fired

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In bodycam footage released by the Seattle Police Department, Officer Daniel Auderer laughed about the deadly crash and remarked that Uh, I think she went up on the hood, hit the windshield, and then when he hit the brakes, flew off the car...But she is dead.

Jaahnavi Kandula, 23, was struck by a police vehicle driven by Seattle Police Officer Kevin Dave as she was crossing a street on January 23.

A Seattle police officer, whose insensitive comments and laughter following the death of an Indian student had caused outrage, has been fired.

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Published On: 2024-07-18 @ 08:29:59 (4 hours ago)

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