A man has been arrested after driving his car into a crowd of protesters in Seattle before shooting a demonstrator who confronted him
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Footage from the scene shows the car appearing to accelerate towards the crowd before hitting a barricade, as people can be heard screaming"Oh God! Oh God! No! No!". Protesters surround the car as it comes to a stop and a man on the driver's side falls to the ground after what sounds like a gunshot.The driver later gets out of the car and appears to be brandishing a gun.The victim is a 27-year-old black man who is in a stable condition in hospital, according to Seattle firefighters and eyewitness video.
Other images from the scene showed protesters forming a protective ring around the victim before he was helped up by medics.
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