Another man who as taken into custody at around noon has since been released after police said they discovered he was not at the shooting scene. They found a man dead with a gunshot wound inside, and arrested another man inside the house. One driver was spotted reading a book while stopped due to the protest, but many expressed frustration.
Advertisement
Marilyn Covarrubias came to the protest mourning the death of her 37-year-old son, Daniel, who was killed by police in Lakewood this spring.
On a day usually defined by frenzied bargain hunting, Black Lives Matter protesters thronged downtown Seattle on Friday, calling for police accountability and decrying the deaths of so many African Americans at the hands of law-enforcement officers. Chanting “Black Live Matters, not Black Friday”, hundreds of protestors jammed the streets of Downtown Seattle to march in front of several of the city’s largest stores. The confession was described in an application for a search warrant filed in Hennepin County court, the Star Tribune reported Wednesday night. Seattle DOT officials are warning of continued downtown traffic impacts during the protest.
The shooting took place near a police precinct where demonstrations were taking place.
“I heard the N word and that’s when everybody started charging”, he said.
Frank Chapman, 73, of Chicago, said the video confirms what activists have said for years about Chicago police brutality. “We had a conversation about [removing the firewood and fire pits], and we’ll see how that goes”, the chief added.
“Honestly it’s the cold that’s likely to scare us away first”, said Christopher Smithe, who was visiting from London with his girlfriend.
Advertisement
“Yes, you were shocked by a 16-bullet execution that happened in Chicago, but some of us have been screaming this for a long time“, Taylor said.
