Seattle’s interim police chief on Monday fired the officer who fatally struck a 23-year-old graduate student from India with his patrol vehicle in January 2023 while responding to a call. The case ignited outrage and attracted widespread attention after another officer was recorded on his body-worn camera making callous remarks about the death of Jaahnavi Kandula.

A Seattle police officer who struck and killed a Northeastern University graduate student from India with his patrol car in 2023 has been fired, police announced this week.

SEATTLE, WA – Interim Seattle Police Chief Sue Rahr announced on January 6 that she has terminated Officer Kevin Dave, who struck and killed 23-year-old Jaahnavi Kandula in January 2023 while speeding in his patrol car.

In a significant development, a Seattle police officer who killed Indian student Jaahnavi Kandula in January 2023 when the patrol vehicle he was driving struck her, has been fired from the police department,

The development comes months after another Seattle police officer Daniel Auderer was fired following his insensitive comments and laughter after Kandula’s death.

Interim Seattle police chief Sue Rahr announced Monday that Kevin Dave was fired over the Jan. 23, 2023 incident where Jaahnavi Kandula was killed when the former officer sped through a crosswalk.