Carjacker hits multiple vehicles, speeds through group of Seattle protesters
Mar 26, 2021, 6:39 AM | Updated: 7:17 am
A carjacker stole a black Honda Accord Thursday night. (Seattle Police Department, Twitter)
(Seattle Police Department, Twitter)
Seattle police arrested a suspected carjacker Thursday night, after he was alleged to have driven the stolen vehicle through a crowd of protesters.
Roughly 100 people gathered around 6 p.m. Thursday at Cal Anderson Park, as part of a call to defund the Seattle Police Department and “invest in Black communities.” The group — which included Seattle council candidate and local activist Nikkita Oliver — marched downtown and stopped in front of SPD’s West Precinct. While marchers were moving through the downtown core, a fight was reported near 11th and Pike.
The 300 Day March on E Pine St at Broadway blocking all westbound and east bound lane, moving WB. Use caution and seek alternate routes. pic.twitter.com/pHFePz6ARV
— SDOT Traffic (@SDOTtraffic) March 26, 2021
That fight was the result of a suspect injuring a victim, and then stealing the victim’s black Honda Accord. The carjacker sped away, crashed into “multiple cars,” and was then reported by SPD to have sped through the group of protesters, before slamming into a fire hydrant near Westlake Avenue North and Thomas Street.
Officers clearing the scene of a collision at Westlake Ave N and Thomas Street. Driver of the black Honda is in custody after carjacking a victim in #CapitolHill, crashing into multiple other cars, and reportedly driving through a group of marchers #downtown. pic.twitter.com/nbcmFJguxK
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) March 26, 2021
Seattle Fire Department responders treated the initial carjacking victim, and those injured at the eventual crash site downtown. No protesters were reportedly harmed.
SPD took the suspected carjacker into custody Thursday night.
