Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Tuesday, July 16, 2024 85° Today's Paper

Photo Galleries

Inside Seattle’s ‘Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone’ that has drawn Trump’s ire

By Associated Press

June 11, 2020

America in Turmoil

1/9
Swipe or click to see more
Mark Henry Jr., center, a Black Lives Matter leader, speaks into a megaphone today in a doorway of the Seattle Police Department East Precinct building, which has been boarded up and abandoned except for a few officers inside.
2/9
Swipe or click to see more
A protester, right, who did not give his name talks with Seattle Police assistant chiefs Adrian Diaz, left, and Deanna Nollette, center, today inside what is being called the "Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone" in Seattle. The officers were attempting to walk to the police department's East Precinct building, which has been boarded up and abandoned except for a few officers inside, but the protester, in a move that angered some other protesters, said he would walk with the officers to a side entrance of the precinct rather than have them walk directly through a crowd of angry protesters.
3/9
Swipe or click to see more
An artist paints one of the large letters that read "Black Lives Matter" on a street near Cal Anderson Park today inside what is being called the "Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone" in Seattle.
4/9
Swipe or click to see more
Protesters listen to a speaker as they sit in front of the Seattle Police Department East Precinct building, which has been boarded up and abandoned except for a few officers inside today.
5/9
Swipe or click to see more
Protesters display a flag that they said flew over a protest camp during Seattle's World Trade Organization protests in 1999 as they speak at a rally in front of the Seattle Police Department East Precinct building, which has been boarded up and abandoned except for a few officers inside today, inside what is being called the "Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone" in Seattle.
6/9
Swipe or click to see more
An artist paints one of the large letters that read "Black Lives Matter" on a street near Cal Anderson Park today inside what is being called the "Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone" in Seattle.
7/9
Swipe or click to see more
People walk past barricades on a street near Cal Anderson Park today inside what is being called the "Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone" in Seattle.
8/9
Swipe or click to see more
A protester who did not give his name walks with Seattle Police assistant chiefs Adrian Diaz, left, and Deanna Nollette, right, today inside what is being called the "Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone" in Seattle. The officers were attempting to walk to the department's East Precinct building, which has been boarded up and abandoned except for a few officers inside, but the protester, in a move that angered some other protesters, said he would walk with the officers to a side entrance of the precinct rather than have them walk directly through a crowd of angry protesters.
9/9
Swipe or click to see more
Artists paint large letters that read "Black Lives Matter" painted on a street near Cal Anderson Park, today, inside what is being called the "Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone" in Seattle.

Related Story

Trump fumes as protesters stake out festive zone in Seattle
Previous Gallery
Gift bearers honor King Kamehameha I
Next Gallery
Comedians host Stand-Up for Social Justice rally

More Photo Galleries

Subscriber Favorites

Flip through MidWeek online

Looking Back


Honolulu Local Business Guide