Woman who turned in cop killer left homeless
SEATTLE – Nearly two months ago Chrisceda Clemmons turned her nephew, cop killer Maurice Clemmons, in to police.
But now her house and the ground it sits on is still contaminated. Seattle Police fired an unprecedented 75 canisters of tear gas into the home. All the possessions are have been put in storage. The home is toxic, unlivable.
The City of Seattle is testing and dissecting every corner of the home. Preliminary tests show toxic chemicals from the tear gas remain.
"We literally walked away with what we were wearing and that was it," said Clemmons.
In November, Chrisceda Clemmons made a call to police that her nephew, suspected police killer Maurice Clemmons, was on his way to the house.
Maurice Clemmons got away that night, but Chrisceda Clemmons' life was shattered.
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So far, the city has spent $28,000 to relocate Chrisceda's family. the city wants to make them whole again.
"We need to put them back the way they were before this event occurred, but we also need to be judicious with tax payers dollars," said Bruce Hori, director of Seattle Risk Management.
Chrisceda and her husband are musicians with a steel drum band. They're joining other bands in a show that would have benefited the Clemmons family. Instead, Chrisceda has decided to donate all the proceeds to Haiti.
"The money that we are earning tonight, because their disaster is much greater than what we've had to experience here," she said
http://www.king5.com/news/local/Woman-who-turned-in-cop-killer-left-homeless-82210417.html
SEATTLE – Nearly two months ago Chrisceda Clemmons turned her nephew, cop killer Maurice Clemmons, in to police.
But now her house and the ground it sits on is still contaminated. Seattle Police fired an unprecedented 75 canisters of tear gas into the home. All the possessions are have been put in storage. The home is toxic, unlivable.
The City of Seattle is testing and dissecting every corner of the home. Preliminary tests show toxic chemicals from the tear gas remain.
"We literally walked away with what we were wearing and that was it," said Clemmons.
In November, Chrisceda Clemmons made a call to police that her nephew, suspected police killer Maurice Clemmons, was on his way to the house.
Maurice Clemmons got away that night, but Chrisceda Clemmons' life was shattered.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
So far, the city has spent $28,000 to relocate Chrisceda's family. the city wants to make them whole again.
"We need to put them back the way they were before this event occurred, but we also need to be judicious with tax payers dollars," said Bruce Hori, director of Seattle Risk Management.
Chrisceda and her husband are musicians with a steel drum band. They're joining other bands in a show that would have benefited the Clemmons family. Instead, Chrisceda has decided to donate all the proceeds to Haiti.
"The money that we are earning tonight, because their disaster is much greater than what we've had to experience here," she said
http://www.king5.com/news/local/Woman-who-turned-in-cop-killer-left-homeless-82210417.html