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Seattle Police Union Chief Begs For ‘Leadership’ After Fatal Shooting In CHOP; CHOP Defends ‘Defund The Police’

Emily Zanotti
Seattle Police Union Chief Begs For ‘Leadership’ After Fatal Shooting In CHOP; CHOP Defends ‘Defund The Police’
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Seattle’s police union chief begged the city for “leadership” in the wake of a fatal shooting inside the city’s “autonomous zone” known as “CHOP” or “Capitol Hill Occupied Protest,” and laid into the city’s mayor for ignoring the threat posed by the blocks-wide anarchist demonstration.

The Seattle Times reported Saturday that one person was killed and another injured in an early morning shooting that followed a vocal disagreement among protesters.

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