How Seattle protesters went from the streets to the ballot box
In early June, a man drove through a crowd of Seattle protesters before shooting and injuring a demonstrator who tried to stop the car. The alleged shooter exited the vehicle and brandished his weapon as he walked through the crowd.
Hands in the air, he turned himself in to police, with the gun tucked neatly in his hoodie pocket. Police then approached the man, grabbing him by the forearm before pulling him behind the corner of the East Precinct station, out of sight of the protesters.
Later that night, police responded to demonstrators who threw doughnuts and water bottles at them by unleashing pepper spray and tear gas into the crowd, scattering groups for blocks as they choked on the gas-filled air.
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