place

Midland, Washington

All pages needing factual verificationCensus-designated places in Pierce County, WashingtonCensus-designated places in Washington (state)
Pierce County Washington Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Midland Highlighted
Pierce County Washington Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Midland Highlighted

Midland is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pierce County, Washington. The population was 7,414 at the time of the 2000 census.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Midland, Washington (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors, Images).

Midland, Washington
14th Avenue East,

Geographical coordinates (GPS) Address Nearby Places
placeShow on map

Wikipedia: Midland, WashingtonContinue reading on Wikipedia

Geographical coordinates (GPS)

Latitude Longitude
N 47.171388888889 ° E -122.41111111111 °
placeShow on map

Address

14th Avenue East 9400
98445
Washington, United States
mapOpen on Google Maps

Pierce County Washington Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Midland Highlighted
Pierce County Washington Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Midland Highlighted
Share experience

Nearby Places

Killing of Manuel Ellis

Manuel Ellis was a 33-year-old African American man who died on March 3, 2020, during an arrest by police officers in Tacoma, Washington. The Pierce County Sheriff's Department initially claimed that Ellis had attacked a police car and then attacked officers, leading to the arrest. State prosecutors quoted civilian witnesses as saying that Ellis did not attack the police car or officers; they also said it was the officers who initiated the use of physical force on Ellis after a conversation. Video of the incident showed officers repeatedly punching Ellis, choking him, using a Taser, and kneeling on him. State prosecutors stated that "Ellis was not fighting back", citing witness statements and video evidence. A police radio recording showed that Ellis said he "can’t breathe". Ellis told officers "can't breathe, sir" multiple times, according to prosecutors. Ellis was hogtied, face-down, with an officer on him, for at least six minutes, and a spit hood was placed on his head in this position, stated prosecutors. Ellis died at the scene while receiving medical aid from paramedics.In early June 2020, Ellis's death was ruled by county medical examiner Thomas Clark as a homicide due to "hypoxia due to physical restraint", and with "contributing conditions of methamphetamine intoxication and a dilated heart". Prosecutors, in May 2021 documents, quoted Clark as saying that additional evidence that emerged after the autopsy concluded indicated that "Ellis's death was not likely caused by methamphetamine intoxication", and further indicated that restraint caused the death.After Ellis's death, four Tacoma police officers were placed on paid administrative leave; they returned to work two weeks later, with the Tacoma police department stating "there were no known departmental violations". The Pierce County Sheriff's Department conducted a three-month investigation into Ellis's death before disclosing that a Pierce County deputy was present during Ellis's arrest. As a result, in mid-June 2020, Governor of Washington Jay Inslee ordered a new investigation by the Washington State Patrol, while the Washington Attorney General would decide potential criminal charges. In May 2021, Washington prosecutors charged two Tacoma police officers, Christopher Burbank and Matthew Collins, with second degree murder for the killing of Ellis, and charged another Tacoma police officer, Timothy Rankine, with first degree manslaughter.