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A car sits in the Capitol Hill Organized Protest zone following a shooting in Seattle early Monday, June 29, 2020. At least one man was killed and another was wounded early Monday morning when they were shot in the protest area known as CHOP, after driving the vehicle into the area. (AP Photo/Aron Ranen)

Seattle CHOP shooting kills 16-year-old boy

By Lisa Baumann - Associated Press

Two people walk past a memorial Sunday, June 28, 2020, in Seattle, for people of color believed to have died in police custody, where several streets are blocked off in what has been named the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest zone. Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan met with demonstrators Friday after some lay in the street or sat on barricades to thwart the city's effort to dismantle the protest zone that has drawn scorn from President Donald Trump and a lawsuit from nearby businesses. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

‘Enough’: 1 killed in shooting in Seattle’s protest zone

By LISA BAUMANN - Associated Press

Pedestrians wander through barricaded streets Tuesday, June 23, 2020, in Seattle, where streets are blocked off in what has been named the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest zone. Faced with growing pressure to crack down on the area following two weekend shootings, Seattle's mayor said Monday that officials will move to wind down the blocks-long span of city streets taken over two weeks ago. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Seattle businesses, residents sue city over CHOP

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

The top of the roof of KeyArena, which is currently undergoing a complete renovation, is shown with the Space Needle in the background, Thursday, June 25, 2020, in Seattle. Amazon has bought the naming rights to the arena, which will host a new NHL hockey team and the WNBA Basketball Seattle Storm, and will call the facility Climate Pledge Arena. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

With Climate Pledge Arena, Amazon puts promise in lights

By JOSEPH PISANI - Associated Press

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, center, pauses while speaking, as Chief of Police Carmen Best, left, listens during a news conference Monday, June 22, 2020, in Seattle. Durkan said the city is working with the community to bring the “Capitol Hill Occupied Protest” zone to an end. (Ken Lambert/The Seattle Times via AP)

Seattle Democrat Mayor Jenny Durkan just can’t stop coddling anarchists

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

A person takes a photo of the Seattle Police East Precinct building, Monday, June 22, 2020, inside what has been named the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest zone in Seattle. For the second time in less than 48 hours, there was a shooting near the &quot;CHOP&quot; area that has been occupied by protesters after Seattle Police pulled back from several blocks of the city's Capitol Hill neighborhood near the Police Department's East Precinct building. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Seattle mayor proposes $20M in cuts to police to help budget

By LISA BAUMANN - Associated Press

A sign reads "Welcome to CHOP," Sunday, June 14, 2020, inside what has been named the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest zone in Seattle. Protesters calling for police reform and other demands have taken over several blocks near downtown Seattle after officers withdrew from a police station in the area following violent confrontations. The CHOP name is a change from CHAZ (Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone) that was used earlier in the week. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Seattle CHOP shooting victim refuses to cooperate with police

By Gene Johnson - Associated Press

A person walks past a sign welcoming visitors Monday, June 22, 2020, near an entrance to what has been named the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest zone in Seattle. For the second time in less than 48 hours, there was a shooting near the "CHOP" area that has been occupied by protesters after Seattle Police pulled back from several blocks of the city's Capitol Hill neighborhood near the Police Department's East Precinct building. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Jenny Durkan: Seattle to wind down CHOP after shootings

By Gene Johnson - Associated Press

Pedestrians walk Sunday, June 21, 2020, in Seattle, where streets are blocked off in what has been named the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest (CHOP) zone. Police pulled back from several blocks of the city's Capitol Hill neighborhood near the Police Department's East Precinct building earlier in the month after clashes with people protesting the death of George Floyd. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Seattle will move to dismantle protest zone, mayor says

By GENE JOHNSON - Associated Press

A sign reads "Welcome to CHOP," Sunday, June 14, 2020, inside what has been named the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest zone in Seattle. Protesters calling for police reform and other demands have taken over several blocks near downtown Seattle after officers withdrew from a police station in the area following violent confrontations. The CHOP name is a change from CHAZ (Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone) that was used earlier in the week. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Seattle ‘autonomous zone’ shooting kills one, injures another

By Lisa Baumann - Associated Press

Policemen walk enveloped by teargas in Portland, Friday, March 29, 2020. After hours of largely peaceful demonstrations, violence escalated late Friday in downtown Portland, as hundreds of people gathered to protest the Minneapolis police killing of a black man George Floyd.(Dave Killen/The Oregonian via AP)

Tear gas ban to lead to physical tactics to disperse crowds, some warn

By Alex Swoyer and Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

A man walks between barricades blocking a street adjacent to a closed police precinct Thursday, June 18, 2020, in Seattle, in what has been named the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest zone. Police pulled back from several blocks of the city's Capitol Hill neighborhood near the Police Department's East Precinct building earlier in the month after clashes with people protesting the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Shooting in Seattle protest zone leaves 1 dead, 1 injured

By Lisa Baumann - Associated Press

Layoffs climb in Washington aviation industry amid pandemic

Associated Press

Crews add The Henry Wyatt Monument to a truck after removing them from the North Carolina State Capitol in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, June 20, 2020. crews removed one statue dedicated to the women of the Confederacy, and another placed by the United Daughters of the Confederacy honoring Henry Wyatt, the first North Carolinian killed in battle in the Civil War. Both statues stood for over a century. It was not immediately clear who ordered the removals. (Ethan Hyman/The News &amp; Observer via AP)

Statues toppled throughout US in protests against racism

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and JEFFREY COLLINS - Associated Press

Union workers and other supporters march Friday, June 19, 2020, near the Port of Seattle as part of a coordinated eight-hour work stoppage at more than two dozen West Coast Ports that was organized by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union. Workers took part in rallies honoring Juneteenth and to protest against police violence and racism. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Multiple Juneteenth celebrations happening in Seattle

By LISA BAUMANN - Associated Press

Flowers are placed next to an image of George Floyd on a fence surrounding Cal Anderson Park, Wednesday, June 17, 2020, inside what has been named the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest zone in Seattle. Police pulled back from several blocks of the city's Capitol Hill neighborhood near the Police Department's East Precinct building earlier in the month after clashes with people protesting the police killing of Floyd in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Seattle police union expelled from large labor group

Associated Press

A sign at an entrance to what has been named the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest zone in Seattle reads &quot;Free Cap Hill,&quot; Monday, June 15, 2020. Protesters have taken over several blocks near downtown Seattle after officers withdrew from a police station in the area following violent confrontations. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Chief: Seattle protest area is not a police-free zone

Associated Press

Seattle’s new NHL arena likely delayed by couple of months

By TIM BOOTH - Associated Press

A sign reads "Welcome to CHOP," Sunday, June 14, 2020, inside what has been named the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest zone in Seattle. Protesters calling for police reform and other demands have taken over several blocks near downtown Seattle after officers withdrew from a police station in the area following violent confrontations. The CHOP name is a change from CHAZ (Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone) that was used earlier in the week. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Seattle ‘Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone’ draws Donald Trump crackdown threat

By Valerie Richardson and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times