He was already mourning. Then his brother was shot by police.
Seven months before his brother was shot and killed by Kent police officers, Ephraim Nelson, 21, was on the floor
David Kroman
David Kroman is formerly a reporter at Crosscut, where he covered city politics. In addition to Crosscut, his work has appeared in The Seattle Times, CityLab, High Country News, Seattle Magazine and e
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