[65] Troopers from the Washington State Patrol (WSP) said that the driver drove the wrong way on the Stewart Street off-ramp in order to enter the closed section of I-5. This was the first time Durkan had spoken to protesters after five days of demonstrations. [56] While the Central District is historically black, much of the neighborhood's black community has been pushed out through a long process of redlining, racial covenants, gentrification and a rising cost of living in the city. Participants expressed opposition to systemic racism, police brutality and violence against people of color. Feds: No charges for Capitol Police officer who shot, killed Ashli Babbitt during Jan. 6 riot April 14, 2021 at 5:39 pm PDT By Kelli Dugan, Cox Media Group National Content Desk [30][33] After the June 3 meeting with leaders of the protests that Levitt and Lewis initiated, Durkan ended the citywide curfew and announced the city's withdrawal from ending the consent decree on the SPD. We Are Royale is a design-driven, creative production company with offices in Los Angeles and Seattle, bringing innovative solutions to forward-thinking brand partners. [91][92][93] The city council also voted to prohibit the use of "choke holds" by Seattle Police. If you don’t do it, I will. [68], After several weeks of calm with low-key protests, demonstrators returned to downtown Seattle on July 19. All rights reserved. After several shootings and deaths, the CHOP zone was reclaimed by police on July 1. Both Levitt and Lewis denied being police collaborators and no evidence proving their guilt has been provided. The judge acknowledged much of the evidence was largely circumstantial as far as the exact nature of the alleged conspiracy. "[40] Also on June 6, the Seattle Police Department posted photographs of a candle on Twitter which it described as an "improvised explosive" and an "incendiary device" that had been thrown at officers. [43], On June 11, federal authorities in full SWAT gear arrested Margaret Channon, a 25-year-old Tacoma woman, for allegedly setting fires in five police vehicles during the May 30 riot in Seattle. [20][41], On June 7, during a demonstration at the East Precinct on Capitol Hill, a man, later identified as Nikolas Fernandez, drove a black Honda Civic into the crowd. A police riot is a riot carried out by the police; more specifically, it is a riot that police are responsible for instigating, escalating or sustaining as a violent confrontation.Police riots are often characterized by widespread police brutality, and they may be done for the purpose of political repression. Seattle has a unique civil rights history that challenges the way we think about race, civil rights, and the Pacific Northwest. If you don't do it, I will. This phrase appears twice in the list but are associated with two separate incidents, one on Friday and one on Saturday. 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[70][69], A July 25 march by the Youth Liberation Front gathered peacefully for several hours in the early afternoon, but was later designated a riot by the SPD after the protest devolved into property destruction towards several businesses and fires were started in five construction trailers near a future juvenile detention center. [101] Channon was charged with five counts of arson in U.S. District Court in Seattle. [21][20], On this day, while Seattle police were attempting to detain looters, a white suspect was restrained with an officer's knee on his neck for 13 seconds while bystanders urged the officer to stop. Accountability group received over 19,000 complaints against SPD from protests in 2020 ; Local News Seattle-area Proud Boy facing charges for Capitol riot headed back to jail Because of that, Kelly concluded that Biggs and Nordean are dangerous and that there are no conditions for release that would be adequate. It was followed by a fatal vehicle collision with protesters on Interstate 5 over the July 4 holiday. [30][31] Suspicions over Levitt and Lewis were first reported by Seattle journalist Erica C. Barnett[32] and quickly escalated to accusations of Lewis and Levitt being either police "plants" working against the movement, or simply naive novices who were "in over their head." — ELIJAH RIOT (@ElijahSchaffer) August 10, 2020. [23], Protests continued on May 31. [3], The Capitol Hill neighborhood experienced vandalism, fires, and the looting of several businesses when a group of 150 people returned to the area at late at night on July 22. [19] The incident was reported as under review by the Seattle Office of Police Accountability on June 2,[19] though as of July 18 the officer involved had not been disciplined or officially identified. [69][70] The Department of Homeland Security deployed an undisclosed number of federal agents to Seattle on July 23, without notifying local officials, adding to anxieties for the city's residents. Nordean isn’t the only Washington resident facing charges for the insurrection. These ugly Anarchists must be stooped IMMEDIATELY. Kelly also pointed to comments made by both men on social media and in interviews before and after the riot, as well as the lack of regret or remorse expressed by either for what happened on Jan. 6. Take back your city NOW. [58], Late that night, at 2:20 a.m., two people were shot in Cal Anderson Park within the boundaries of the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest zone. [103] Retiring from police work, Best began working as a law enforcement analyst at local news station King 5. [28], On June 2, a protest led by activists Rashyla Levitt and David Lewis marched from Westlake Park to Seattle City Hall with the intention of forcing Mayor Jenny Durkan to exit the building and talk to the activists. [citation needed] According to The Huffington Post, further video footage showed that the same Seattle officer had just used his knee on the neck of another white looting suspect. [17] A security guard hired by the news crew drew his pistol on the protesters and seized the weapons. [8], In the months following the protests, at least 118 police officers including Chief Carmen Best left the Seattle Police Department, mostly due to low morale and budget cuts, seeking jobs with neighboring police departments. [46] After police withdrew from the East Precinct of Seattle, six blocks adjacent to it were walled off by protesters with barricades to prevent another vehicle attack. [86], Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan issued an executive order, declaring an end to the zone and authorized police to clear the area. [69][71] Many marchers reportedly participated out of an understanding that the two central issues of the protest, police brutality and federal overreach, were deeply connected. [55], Hundreds gathered on June 18, the eve of Juneteenth, for a vigil in Magnuson Park in remembrance of Charleena Lyles, a pregnant mother of four who was shot and killed at home in her apartment by Seattle police exactly three years prior in 2017. The march was organized by the King County Equity Now Coalition, a group which called upon the City of Seattle to divest $180 million from the police budget and invest $50 million of that into the local black community. [50], An exposé by The Seattle Times on June 12 found that Fox News had digitally altered photographs of the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest to include a man armed with an assault rifle. The city of Seattle is experiencing ongoing protests over the killing of George Floyd.Beginning on May 29, 2020, demonstrators took to the streets throughout the city for marches and sit-ins, often of a peaceful nature but which also devolved into riots. Police arrested 6 individuals. Take back your city NOW. [43], Later that evening (on June 7), police "unleashed a barrage of tear gas and flash bangs" on a crowd outside the East Precinct on Capitol Hill despite the 30 day ban on tear gas. As the vehicle was in motion, protester Daniel Gregory reached in the driver's side window. This is not a game. Nordean and Biggs “facilitated political violence” even if they weren’t armed and didn’t assault anybody at the Capitol on Jan. 6, Kelly said, before finding overwhelming evidence to support holding the two for trial. [73], On July 26, around 5 p.m. protesters returned to Capitol Hill and gathered at Seattle Central College with “Black Lives Matter” and “defund police” signs. 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