Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan said Monday the city would start dismantling the “Capitol Hill Organized Protest,” or the CHOP. “It’s time for people to go home,” Durkan told protesters. The “autonomous” zone, formed around a city police precinct, was the site of three shootings in recent days, resulting in one death. Durkan said Seattle police will soon return to the precinct, after abandoning it on June 8. Protesters occupying the area are calling Mayor Durkan out for using the shootings to justify shutting them down, and continue to call for her resignation.
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan Shutting Down CHOP, Says Police Will Return
HeadlineJun 23, 2020