Seattle police on Wednesday reclaimed their precinct in the city’s ‘occupied’ protest zone after the mayor finally issued an early morning executive order to vacate the area. At least 31 people were arrested at the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) zone which has seen two deadly shootings and crime rise by more than 500 per … Read more
Seattle police on Wednesday reclaimed their precinct in the city’s ‘occupied’ protest zone after the mayor finally issued a 2am executive order to vacate the area. At least 13 people were arrested at the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) zone which has seen two deadly shootings and and crime rise by more than 500 per … Read more
Seattle’s ‘occupied’ protest zone was dismantled Tuesday a day after the second deadly shooting at the camp when its own security shot dead a black teenager. Demonstrators have occupied several blocks around the Seattle Police Department’s East Precinct and a park for about two weeks. Police had abandoned the precinct following clashes with protesters calling … Read more
Armed security inside Seattle’s ‘occupied’ protest zone fired 300 rounds on the night they shot dead a black 16-year-old boy driving a Jeep, according to one eyewitness. Volunteer medic Marty Jackson described the area as an ‘active war zone’ and said: ‘I don’t think we’re gonna stop here.’ New footage from inside the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) zone … Read more
One man has been killed and another wounded following a gun battle inside Seattle’s CHOP zone after those inside the protest zone claim the two men plowed through and started shooting before armed protesters returned fire. Police said the deadly shooting unfolded just before dawn on Monday in the city’s Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) … Read more
One man has been killed and another wounded following a gun battle inside Seattle’s CHOP zone after witnesses say the two men drove into the area and started shooting but protesters returned fire. Police said the deadly shooting unfolded just before dawn on Monday in the city’s Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) zone. One of … Read more
Protesters in Seattle’s Capitol Hill Occupied Protest (CHOP) zone confronted construction workers as they attempted to remove roadblocks on Friday morning. Employees from the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) arrived around 6.00am with trucks and heavy machinery to haul away the concrete and wooden barriers. Video taken by Converge Media showed Sam Zimbabwe, head of … Read more
Protesters in Seattle’s Capitol Hill Occupied Protest (CHOP) zone confronted construction workers as they attempted to remove roadblocks on Friday morning. Employees from the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) arrived around 6.00am with trucks and heavy machinery to haul away the concrete and wooden barriers. Video taken by Converge Media showed Sam Zimbabwe, head of … Read more
Seattle’s ‘occupied’ CHOP zone features a fleet of tents, a street renamed after George Floyd, an abandoned police building covered in Black Lives Matter slogans – and an armed man carrying a coffee cup. The encampment known as the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest is hailed by its supporters as an ‘ideal society’ where people help … Read more
Moulton deal rescues Everest windows from administration but 188 staff face the chop By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 23:56 BST, 9 June 2020 | Updated: 23:56 BST, 9 June 2020 Double glazing firm Everest has been rescued from administration through a controversial ‘pre-pack’ deal – but 188 jobs will still be axed. … Read more