Mostly peaceful Seattle protests turn violent at night
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SEATTLE (AP) — A fourth day of large protests over the George Floyd killing on Monday in Seattle was largely peaceful but in the night the scene turned chaotic, with police using tear gas and flash bang devices after authorities said demonstrators threw fireworks and tried to storm a barricade near a police station.
Demonstrators in Washington and around the country have been protesting the killing of Floyd, a black man who died May 25 after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee on Floyd’s neck until he stopped breathing. On Monday afternoon large crowds of protesters again gathered in downtown Seattle for speeches and to march through the city’s core. Hundreds gathered outside City Hall and the crowd continued to grow as it made its way to the Capitol Hill neighborhood. At one point, video showed officers taking a knee with protesters in Capitol Hill in a show of solidarity.