Seattle’s interim police chief said Monday that she has fired a police officer who in 2023 struck and killed a graduate student from India while responding to an overdose call.

A Seattle police officer who struck and killed a graduate student from India with his vehicle while responding to an overdose call in 2023 has been fired.

Jaahnavi Kandula was crossing the street at a crosswalk when she was struck by a police cruiser being driven by officer Kevin Dave in January 2023