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 Northeastern University graduate student from India with his patrol car in 2023 has been fired, police announced this week.

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.

Interim Chief of Police Sue Rahr announced she'd fired SPD Officer Kevin Dave in an internal email Monday. The decision comes as the result of a January 2023 incident in which Dave struck and killed 23-year-old college student Jaahnavi Kandula while she was crossing a crosswalk.

Seattle police officer Kevin Dave, who hit and killed 23-year-old Jaahnavi Kandula in a crosswalk in January of 2023, has been fired.

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.

A Seattle officer, Kevin Dave, was fired for dangerous driving that led to the death of 23-year-old Jaahnavi Kandula. The case attracted international attention due to misconduct by another officer and has resulted in a legal battle seeking damages.