An inquest will be held to determine the facts surrounding the Aug. 16 fatal shooting of a QFC Wedgwood worker by a Seattle Police officer.
The inquest, a routine proceeding after any police-involved fatality, was ordered by King County Executive Dow Constantine on Wednesday. Constantine was acting on the recommendation of King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg, whose office reviewed the investigation by Seattle Police.
View Ridge resident Ariel Rosenfeld, 43, was shot after police tried to arrest him on suspicion of domestic violence against his mother.
At the inquest, a six-member jury is expected to hear testimony from police officers, store employees, fire department personnel and anyone else who witnessed the shooting or events leading up to it. The jury will be asked to answer a series of factual questions — to be determined — rather than determining any guilt in the shooting.
As such, inquests do not determine criminal or civil liability but evidence from such proceedings has been known to be a springboard to other legal actions.
