If that wasn’t drama enough, the Black Lives Matter protests also continued to see tense clashes between protesters and federal agents in cities from Portland and Seattle in Oregon to Oakland, California, with multiple arrests and injuries reported and a courtroom set ablaze at the last location. Seattle saw its …
Read More »Protester shot dead after clash at Black Lives Matter rally
A driver drove through a crowd of Black Lives Matter protesters in Austin, Texas, then shot and killed an armed protester who confronted him, according to police and reports. The unidentified victim was believed to “be carrying a rifle and approached [the] suspect’s vehicle ”just before 10 pm Saturday, Austin …
Read More »Riot testified in Seattle as protests continue
Thousands of people gathered on Saturday in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood to protest in support of the Black Lives Matter and show solidarity with protesters in Portland, Oregon, reports CBS affiliate KIRO-TV. Seattle police stated that the riots occurred after fires started and some buildings were destroyed and at least …
Read More »Seattle media must provide protest photos to police and judge rules United States News
A judge ordered five Seattle news outlets to comply with a subpoena and to release unreleased videos and photos of a May 30 racial justice protest to the Seattle police department. King County Superior Court Judge Nelson Lee sided with the city police department and ruled that his subpoena was …
Read More »Plundered Seattle businesses defaced with ‘gentrifier’ graffiti
Protesters in Seattle smashed the windows of a marijuana store and scribbled “gentrifier” outside, according to a report. A group of 150 people gathered Wednesday night at Cal Anderson Park before turning off windows and starting a couple of fires on Capitol Hill, including one inside a business that firefighters …
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