Seattle’s Mayor announced Monday that officials plan to dismantle the six-block “police-free zone” in the city’s Capitol Hill neighborhood following multiple shootings in the area over the weekend.
“It’s time for people to go home,” Mayor Jenny Durkan said.
The area now known as CHOP, which stands for “Capitol Hill Organized Protest,” has been occupied by demonstrators since June 8, when Seattle police left the East Precinct in Capitol Hill.
On Saturday, a 19-year-old man and a 33-year-old man were shot within the area. The 19-year-old died from his wounds and the 33-year-old remains in critical condition, KUOW-FM reported.
A 17-year-old was shot in the arm in the CHOP zone on Sunday night, and another man was shot Tuesday morning and suffered non-life-threatening injuries, according to KING-TV.
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“While we believe individuals, organizations and others can continue to gather on Capitol Hill peacefully, the continued disorder, the violence, and the impacts on residents and businesses are not just at odds with a message of justice and equity, they cannot continue to occur,” Durkan said.
“We are working with the community to bring this to an end. Capitol Hill belongs to everyone in the city.”
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