The capitol hill autonomous zone chaz also known as free capitol hill the capitol hill occupied protest or the capitol hill organized protest chop was an occupation protest and self declared autonomous zone in the capitol hill neighborhood of seattle washington united states the zone originally covering six city blocks and a park was established on june 8 2020 by george floyd. At least two people were shot and one was killed inside seattle s capitol hill organized protest chop area early saturday morning and police say they are investigating despite it being in a no. In their accounting it went from drunk white bar patrons often men causing havoc on friday and saturday nights.
The type of violence has changed since chop was established one local explained. One dead one in critical condition in early morning shooting at capitol hill protest zone known as chop june 20 2020 at 8 24 am updated june 23 2020 at 8 12 am by. Shortly after the chop zone was disbanded on wednesday mcconnell s campaign released an advertisement narrated by the senator slamming democrats like durkan for allowing mobs to run amok.
On monday has accelerated tensions over what happens next in the protest area known as the capitol hill organized protest zone or chop. The latest shooting at about 3 a m. Seattle chop zone armed security killed black teen driver 16 and wound 14 year old passenger when they opened fire on their jeep as it approached barricades at 3am but protesters inside cop.
A 14 year old boy was also. Marty jackson a volunteer medic within chop estimated that the suv was riddled with 300 bullet holes claiming the zone s own security members shot up the car. Monday marked the fourth shooting linked to the chop zone.
The first death associated with the chop came june 20 when 19 year old horace lorenzo anderson was shot and killed. The zone initially known as capitol hill autonomous zone chaz and now called capitol hill occupied protest chop was set up amid protests over the killing of george floyd.
