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Police have been told to stay away from the region unless there is a call to 911 for help. Both of those killed in the zone were black, police said. Locals describe a block party-like atmosphere with concerts and movie screenings.

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Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? He stayed through the seven-night police standoff and the three-night experiment without cops. Donald Trump threatened to retake Seattle from "domestic terrorists" after protesters established an autonomous police-free zone in the city centre. This is the crime of extortion. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! In addition, a recent slideshow depicting scenes from Seattle mistakenly included a picture from St. Paul, Minnesota. At a Thursday afternoon news conference, Durkan said city officials continue to monitor the situation. "The Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone #CHAZ is not a lawless wasteland of anarchist insurrection - it is a peaceful expression of our community's collective grief and their desire to build a better world," Durkan said. Cops used bicycles to push protesters back about five feet at a time, while warning them about the possible use of chemical weapons, according to MyNorthwest. If you don’t do it, I will.

Protesters calling to defund the police and make sweeping reforms to law enforcement tactics have declared a six-block region -- spanning 13th Avenue past 11th Avenue, near Cal Anderson Park, and from East Olive Street to East Pike Street -- the “Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone” (CHAZ).

The measures include a ban on chokeholds, a type of restraint which has led to the deaths of several black men in recent years, and the creation of a special prosecutor's office to investigate the deaths of people during encounters with police. Protesters are still encamped around the station, putting finishing touches on a new “BLACK LIVES MATTER” street mural modeled on the nation’s capital. “It’s just a matter of establishing this dialogue.

The city is providing trash pickup and portable restrooms serviced daily. “Two African American men are dead, at a place where they claim to be working for Black Lives Matter. If you don’t do it, I will." This story has been shared 241,388 times. Want an ad-free experience?Subscribe to Independent Premium. Seattle Police Assistant Chief Deanna Nollette and Assistant Chief Adrian Diaz are blocked by protesters from entering the newly created Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) in Seattle, June 11, 2020. These ugly Anarchists must be stooped IMMEDIATELY. "We're able to speak, it's what we've been wanting to do this whole time, without intimidation, without fear," he said. The region encompasses the SPD's East Precinct, which was abandoned by cops on Monday following days of violent clashes between law enforcement and protesters in the wake of George Floyd's death, as well as parts of Capitol Hill.

Take back your city NOW. People walk around the newly created Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ), in Seattle, June 11, 2020. The CHOP has become lawless and brutal.”.

This story has been shared 241,388 times. The unrest has triggered a nationwide debate over systemic racism in America and led to calls for wider structural changes to US society. Video taken the same night and released by local police shows someone prowling the area with a long gun, while others cower behind concrete barricades. The nearby Domino’s Pizza was flooded with delivery calls. Donald Glover and Michelle White welcome third child, Kim Kardashian, Gabrielle Union support Chrissy Teigen after pregnancy loss, Chrissy Teigen announces pregnancy loss in heartbreaking Instagram post, Yes, Kathie Lee Gifford Has Seen Her Son-in-Law’s Too Tight Pants on ‘Family Feud’: “It’s Hard to Miss It”, © 2020 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved, Ex-lawmaker's teen son charged with arson during Seattle riots, Car slams into crowd during donut free-for-all in Seattle, Chaotic clashes between police and protesters seen in NYC, Portland and Seattle, Video shows Seattle cop roll bike over protester's head, pitched it as something of socialist summer camp, who had been camped out for nearly a month, white counterparts fork over $10 to black demonstrators, also filed lawsuits alleging constitutional rights violations, Pope Francis refuses to meet with Mike Pompeo before election, Michelle Obama sympathizes with viewers 'turned off' by Trump-Biden debate, Trump tells Minnesota rally he trounced Biden in first debate, Brad Parscale leaves Trump campaign due to 'overwhelming stress', LeBron James helps recruit 10,000 volunteers to polls in black electoral districts, Amazon takes $50 off year-long Audible subscription for Prime Day deal, Amazon Prime Day 2020: The best early deals to shop now, Postmates is scoring delivery wins all football season, A Freshly subscription is the perfect lunch option while working from home, This all-natural antibacterial spray eliminates germs in seconds, Bull viciously 'horns' elderly woman walking home, Chrissy Teigen announces miscarriage in heartbreaking Instagram post. Do Not Sell My Personal Information, Your California Privacy Rights They then began tearing down tents and wooden barricades. That same day, Durkan announced plans to finally dismantle CHOP —and issued her vacate order just before 5 a.m. Wednesday. When they found their route blocked by barricades set up around the neighborhood’s police precinct, the crowd swelled and police eventually declared a riot. Police said they’d made 31 arrests on charges including failure to disperse, obstruction, assault, and unlawful weapon possession as of 9:25 a.m. local time. On Thursday morning, a UPS deliveryman arrived with an Amazon package addressed to “PROTESTERS IN FRONT OF PRECINCT (ANY PROTESTERS)” at the East Precinct’s address.


Terms of Use When a group of individuals attempted to break into the precinct between 4 and 5 a.m. on Thursday morning, other members of the community convinced them to stop. “The cumulative impacts of the gatherings and protests and the night-time atmosphere and violence,” she said, “has led to increasingly difficult circumstances for our businesses and residents. Market data provided by Factset. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten,

We've received your submission. '", Mckenzie Diamond, who lives in the “Autonomous Zone," told Kiro 7 the experience has been "a bit stressful. Police deployed tear gas, pepper spray and blast balls on multiple nights. Seattle’s mayor says she wants to take back an “occupied” protest area in which three people have been shot.