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Arrest warrant issued, murder charge filed for suspect in fatal CHOP shooting

Aug 6, 2020, 7:52 AM

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A memorial is seen near the site where a 19-year-old was killed adjacent to the protest area known as CHOP on June 20, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)

(Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)

The King County Prosecutor’s Office filed a first degree murder charge in one of the deadly shootings at the former Capitol Hill Occupied Protest (CHOP) zone. This is from the fatal shooting on June 20, which left a 19-year-old dead.

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A warrant’s been issued for the arrest of 18-year-old Marcel Levon Long, who is still on the run and remains at large. He is charged with first-degree murder with a firearm enhancement.

Police are still searching for suspects in the June 29 shooting that killed a 16 year-old-boy and injured a 14-year-old.

The charge filed against Long is also a separate incident from the June 20 non-fatal shooting detailed on the SPD Blotter. For that case, SPD Violent Crimes detectives are asking for the public’s help in identifying several persons of interest in a shooting on June 20 at 11th Avenue and East Pike Street.

Long’s arraignment is scheduled for 1:45 p.m. on Aug. 19 at the King County Courthouse. Anyone in the public can follow the case through court documents in the Electronic Court Records system.

Police release body cam footage after CHOP shooting

The CHOP/CHAZ area in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood was formed June 8 and was cleared July 1.

The KIRO Radio Newsdesk contributed to this report.

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