By Cassandra Fairbanks, Gateway, June 21, 2020: The brother of CHAZ/CHOP shooting victim Lorenzo Anderson has claimed that the “protesters” hid his brother from him as he laid dying inside a tent. At this point, it’s no longer a question of how to end Seattle’s brief experiment in armed anarchy. One person was transported to the city’s Harborview Medical Center following an alleged shooting inside the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) on Sunday night, Seattle Police said, adding that the force was looking into unconfirmed reports of a separate incident involving gunfire in the area. (See update below) At least one has been killed in a shooting inside the so-called “Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone” in Seattle, dubbed “CHAZ” or “CHOP,” on Saturday, police confirmed. "A bystander can be heard yelling: "You don't belong here, they're gone, the victim is gone." Witnesses said there was heavy drinking throughout the night, then a conflict escalated into gunfire. … Hey, hey! The Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ), also known as Free Capitol Hill, the ... Another shooting occurred on June 21, the second such incident in the zone in less than 48 hours. He declined to speak with SPD detectives.
CHAZ: Double shooting in Seattle's police-free anarchist zone leaves one dead and one critically injured Speaking to a livestreamer, the brother of Anderson said that the …
Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate? An investigation was “active and ongoing”, detective Mark Jamieson said on Sunday.Mike Solan, president of a police union representing more than 1,000 Seattle officers, told KIRO he feared for the safety of law enforcement and the community at large.“The community is at grave risk and the men and the women that provide that public safety service, they’re at grave risk as well,” Solan said.He urged Seattle police to release all body-cam footage of the early Saturday incident, in order to show the public the dangers officers face daily.Donald Trump has criticized Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan and Washington governor Jay Inslee for allowing the Chaz to exist.A barricade in an area of Seattle being called the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, or Chaz.A barricade in an area of Seattle being called the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, or Chaz. “Whiting made clear in the video and in subsequent Tweets that he was not a ‘plant,’ as CHOP security seemed to believe.
All we are trying to do is get to the victim and provide them aid. The zone, an area cordoned off … In footage of the aftermath of the shooting, a member of CHAZ “security” is seen stealing Whiting’s phone and demanding he “delete” the damning footage. After being transported in a private vehicle to Harborview Medical Center, a 17-year-old male was treated for a gunshot wound to the arm and released. {{#singleComment}}{{value}} Comment{{/singleComment}}{{^singleComment}}{{value}} Comments{{/singleComment}} The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday - Friday plus breaking news updatesAuthorities said the shooting before dawn on Saturday happened in the area known as Seattle police sergeant Lauren Truscott told The Seattle Times she did not know whether police had taken anyone into custody and said she had no immediate details about how the shooting unfolded.Harbourview Medical Centre spokeswoman Susan Gregg said two males with gunshot wounds arrived in a private vehicle at the hospital at about 3am local time.One died and the other was in a critical condition.Protesters have cordoned off several streets near a police station in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighbourhood in the wake of demonstrations against police violence since the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis several weeks ago.Police have largely retreated from the zone after clashes with protesters ended with people throwing things at officers and police using tear gas and other crowd-control munitions.City officials have said they are still communicating with protest leaders, who had pledged to keep the peace in the zone.The situation has drawn the continued ire of President Donald Trump.His tweets about possibly sending in the military have been met with condemnation from Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan and governor Jay Inslee, both Democrats.You can find our Community Guidelines in full
Ed Morrissey Posted at 10:01 am on June 30, 2020.
Shots were fired at the main entrance to the enclave Saturday morning.
The suspect or suspects fled the scene. One teenager, 16, was fatally shot and died after being taken to hospital. Chat with us in Facebook Messenger.