Three arrests, SPD dispersal order issued after clash with protesters
Aug 27, 2020, 5:17 AM | Updated: 11:59 am
A barrier stands outside of the Seattle Police Department's West Precinct on June 10, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)
(Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)
The Seattle Police Department issued a dispersal order around 11 p.m. Wednesday night after protesters, officers, and State Patrol faced off during what was a peaceful vigil near Eastlake.
KIRO Radio’s Hanna Scott reports that several businesses were damaged and at least three people arrested in a pair of protests in Seattle on Wednesday. Earlier in the evening, on Capitol Hill, at least two people were taken into custody when several businesses were damaged, including a Key Bank.
At least one person was taken into custody in the Eastlake neighborhood where the Every Day March had gathered in front of a State Patrol building for a vigil for Summer Taylor, who was hit and killed by a driver in a July march on I-5.
The group got upset Wednesday when the SPD showed up in riot gear for what they said was a peaceful vigil, and then started towing cars belonging to the group.
An order to disperse has been given to protestors asking them to move West or North from the 1000 block of Roanoke. Please leave the area.
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) August 27, 2020
The SPD asked protesters to move west or north from the 1000 block of Roanoke. The police have not yet released details on the arrests.
Demonstrations on E Roanoke St at Harvard Ave E blocking the intersection. Use caution. pic.twitter.com/LrNEyivx8s
— SDOT Traffic (@SDOTtraffic) August 27, 2020
This is a developing story.
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