5 Seattle officers now under investigation for Jan. 6 D.C. visit

Myerberg disclosed that two officers were added to the previous list of two during a meeting with Seattle’s Community Police Commission, a body created as a part of the ongoing federal oversight of the Seattle Police Department. Myerberg received notice of a fifth later that afternoon. 

“I anticipate that there may be more,” he told the commissioners. His office will be interviewing the five and pulling video from the Capitol. “And if it turns out there were people crossing barricades and going into the Capitol, we will refer it to the FBI for additional investigation,” he said.

At least three officers self-reported their trips to Washington, D.C., Myerberg said. One

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