Shooting in Seattle protest zone leaves one dead. Police say 'violent crowd' denied them entry

By Kevin Flower, Artemis Moshtaghian, Elle Reeve and Susannah Cullinane @ CNN.com Updated 8:36 AM ET, Sun June 21, 2020 WITH VIDEO

[...] "Officers attempted to locate a shooting victim but were met by a violent crowd that prevented officers safe access to the victims," the statement reads. Police said they were later informed that CHOP medics had taken the two victims to hospital.

Officers went to Harborview Medical Center where they were told a 19-year-old male had died from his injuries. Police said the other shooting victim -- a male -- remains in the hospital with life-threatening injuries.

"Homicide detectives responded and are conducting a thorough investigation, despite the challenges presented by the circumstances," the police statement says.

Footage of the incident

Police later released video footage of the incident.

The video shows the initial moments of the shooting, in which the sound of shots was captured on security cameras. Later, body camera video showed protesters confronting police as they arrive at the scene.

That video shows at least eight officers entering the area, some carrying shields, as protesters yell at them. An officer can be heard saying, "Please move out of the way so we can get to the victim. All we are trying to do is get to the victim and provide them aid."

A bystander can be heard yelling: "You don't belong here, they're gone, the victim is gone." Another says, "Put your f***** guns down."

A later clip shows police leaving as members of the public continue to yell at them. Some can be seen holding back other protesters from the officers as they head towards their patrol cars.

As the officer wearing the camera pulls away, he yells "Move, move out of the way" as protesters apparently hit the car [....]

Heckuva job maintaining the peace, lefties. The party is over, kids:

Seattle to end police-free protest zone after shootings

@ BBCNews, June 23

Seattle's mayor has said the city plans to take back a district that is being occupied by armed protesters, after three people were shot at the weekend

Mayor Jenny Durkan said the violence had become "increasingly difficult" for businesses and residents [....]

Her announcement followed a shooting on Sunday night at the edge of the zone in the Capitol Hill neighbourhood.

The 17-year-old victim, who was shot in the arm, refused to speak to the police.

In another shooting early on Saturday, a 19-year-old man died and a 33-year-old man was left critically wounded.

At Monday's news conference, Police Chief Carmen Best said her officers had been confronted by a "hostile crowd" after the Saturday attack that hampered emergency workers as they tried to reach the victims.

She said that since the East Precinct had been abandoned, rapes, assaults, burglaries and vandalism had been reported in the area [....]

A little more here:

Seattle police investigating Tuesday morning shooting on Capitol Hill near Cal Anderson Park and CHOP

June 23, 2020 at 6:40 am Updated June 23, 2020 at 11:32 am

By Christine Clarridge Seattle Times staff reporter