Thoughts on CHAZ/CHOP/CHIP....
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One killed, another injured during shooting inside Seattle’s cop-free zone
Shooting erupted early Saturday inside Seattle’s no-cop “autonomous zone,” leaving one person dead and another critically injured — and police fuming that they were stopped from responding by a human chain of protestors.
In chaotic scenes captured on video, police with riot shields attempted to enter the so-called Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone shortly after bullets flew at approximately 2:30 a.m., but were stopped at the “border” by protestors linking arms...
Both victims were driven by private vehicles to a local hospital, according to the Associated Press.
A high-ranking police source told The Post that cops were not only blocked from reaching the victims at the scene, but were confronted by armed protestors at Harborview Medical Center and kept from entering.
The source said cops also were stymied in investigating the crime scene, although some early reports said police were inside the zone collecting shell casings.
A security employee working in the area reported seeing the shooter arrive in a black SUV, and a 911 caller told police a man left the vehicle toting a rifle in the wee hours at the end of Juneteenth celebrations, according to a local blog post.
One victim — a 19-year-old man — died on the way to the hospital, police said. The other victim, with wounds to the arm and chest, was listed in critical condition Saturday in the Intensive Care Unit, Harborview Medical Center spokeswoman Susan Gregg told the Seattle Times.
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The mayor updates her thoughts and concludes negotiations.
https://komonews.com/news/local/this-is-just-the-beginning-chop-protesters-plan-to-continue-movement
Locally decided as it should have been.
Protestors vow to soldier on, maybe to a more accommodating audience?
