The Walk Home

Four Tacoma police officers each had their own journeys to 96th and Ainsworth. And so did the department they worked for.

We're halfway through this story. Here's a preview of what's coming up in the rest of the series.

Manny’s walk home ended at 96th and Ainsworth. It started 33 years earlier.

Investigators finish their probe into Manny’s death. Then, a revelation.

In the stillness of the pandemic, Monèt hunts down crucial information.

A recording changes the trajectory of Monèt’s life.

On the night of March 3, 2020 — three months before George Floyd was murdered — Manny Ellis encountered police while walking home in Tacoma, Washington. He died on that dark street corner. Officers say it was an accident brought on by Manny himself. The story almost ended there. Introducing a new podcast, The Walk Home, produced by KNKX News and The Seattle Times.