Following 'ongoing violence and public safety issues,' Seattle's mayor has issued an executive order to clear the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) zone -- a several block, autonomous police-free zone -- and Seattle police enforced the order Wednesday morning. Seattle Police Chief
Following"ongoing violence and public safety issues," Seattle's mayor has issued an executive order to clear the Capitol Hill Organized Protest zone -- a several block, autonomous police-free zone -- and Seattle police enforced the order Wednesday morning.
"I support peaceful demonstrations," Best said, adding,"the CHOP has become lawless and brutal. Four shootings -- two fatal -- robberies, assaults, violence and countless property crimes have occurred in this several block area." The protesters seized a roughly six-block area, including the east precinct, to create an"autonomous police-free zone."
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