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26.07.2021 / 23:29

Seattle shootings: 5 killed, 9 injured in violent weekend

SEATTLE - Five people were killed and nine injured in a violent weekend with multiple shootings in Seattle, Mayor Jenny Durkan said on Monday.The early morning shootings happened in Belltown, Pioneer Square, Capitol Hill and the Chinatown-International District. A fourth person was killed in a shooting Sunday night in Lake City.The first shooting occurred around 1:40 a.m.

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Seattle is first major city in US to fully vaccinate 70% of residents against COVID-19

SEATTLE - Seattle became the first major American city to fully vaccinate 70% of residents ages 12 and up against COVID-19, Mayor Jenny Durkan announced Wednesday."When we launched our vaccination effort earlier this year, I said that I wanted to Seattle to become the first major American city to fully vaccinate 70 percent of its residents. Today, I am incredibly proud that we have reached that goal," said Mayor Durkan.

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Seattle mayor says federal agents have demobilized, left city

SEATTLE - Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan said Tuesday she had received confirmation that U.S. agents had left the area after being sent to Seattle last week to protect federal buildings amid lingering unrest over the police killing of George Floyd.Durkan, Gov.

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Father of 19-year-old killed in CHOP says he got condolence call from President Trump, but not Seattle's mayor

SEATTLE - The family of a 19-year-old shot and killed at the edge of the Seattle CHOP zone was laid to rest today in Kent.The father of Horace Lorenzo Anderson Jr. told us, he still hasn’t received a call about his son’s death from the Mayor of Seattle Jenny Durkan, but he got a condolence call this morning from President Trump."Incredibly, Donald Trump called me," said 50-year-old Horace Lorenzo Anderson Sr. "The President of the United States called me today.

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More than 30 arrested as Seattle cops start clearing CHOP zone

SEATTLE - Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan issued an emergency order Wednesday morning directing protesters to leave the area of the CHOP, Capitol Hill Organized Protest, and Cal Anderson Park area. More than 30 protesters were arrested, police said.Officers in riot gear moved into the area at 5:00 a.m.

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Police move in as Seattle mayor issues emergency order to disperse protesters from CHOP area

SEATTLE - Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan issued an emergency order directing protesters to leave the area of the CHOP, Capitol Hill Organized Protest, and Cal Anderson Park area.Officers in riot gear moved in to the area at 5:00 a.m. Wednesday and issued a dispersal order over the loudspeaker.By 5:30 a.m., more than a dozen people were arrested, police said on Twitter."Due to ongoing violence and public safety issues in the East Precinct/Cal Anderson Park area.

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Judge orders Seattle to stop using tear gas during protests

SEATTLE – A U.S. judge has ordered Seattle police to temporarily stop using tear gas, pepper spray and flash-bang devices to break up peaceful protests, a victory Friday for groups who say authorities overreacted to recent demonstrations over police brutality and racial injustice.U.S.

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Trump fumes as protesters stake out festive zone in Seattle

SEATTLE – Following days of violent confrontations with protesters, police in Seattle have largely withdrawn from a neighborhood that protesters have transformed into a festival-like scene that has President Donald Trump fuming. Trump taunted Gov.

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Seattle mayor bans tear gas use for 30 days amid protests

SEATTLE – The Seattle mayor has banned the police use of tear gas as protests continue in the city and nationally over the killing of George Floyd. Mayor Jenny Durkan said in a news conference Friday afternoon that the ban would continue for 30 days.

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