King County Executive Dow Constantine has ordered an inquest into the shooting death of Burien man Anthony David Ourada, 25, by a King County Sheriff’s Deputy.
The inquest was recommended by King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg after reviewing the case.
Ourada was shot on April 17, 2011 by a 42-year-old KCSO Deputy with over 14 years on the force. Ourada, wanted by police for two high speed chases shortly before his death, was shot after attempting to flee an apartment parking lot in his Honda Accord.
Officers identified his vehicle at the Arbor Court Apartments on S. 112th St. shortly after 8 p.m. and several squad and undercover cars responded, planning to box Ourada in so he could not escape.
According to King County Sheriffs, Ourada got into his Accord with a female and struck three vehicles in the parking lot while trying to get around the police cars. One deputy fired his weapon, striking Ourada who was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:56 p.m.
His female acquaintance was not injured in the shooting, but became unresponsive after the shooting and was taken to Highline Hospital for treatment, according to the Sheriff’s office.
According to a King County press release, “Inquests are fact-finding hearings conducted before a six-member jury. Under a standing Executive Order they are routinely called to determine the causes and circumstances of any death involving a member of any law enforcement agency within King County while in the performance of his or her duties.
Inquests provide transparency into law enforcement actions so the public may have all the facts established in a court of law. The ordering of an inquest should carry no other implication. Inquest jurors answer a series of interrogatories to determine the significant factual issues involved in the case, and it is not their purpose to determine whether any person or agency is civilly or criminally liable.”
King County District Court Judge Barbara Linde will assign a judge and date for the inquest, according to the press release.
To read more about the shooting, check out the Times’ story, Man killed in Burien by police identified.
