A police vehicle burns in downtown Seattle during protests over police brutality on May 30, 2020.
Firefighters work to put out car fires after demonstrators protesting against police brutality set them ablaze on May 30, 2020.
Demonstrators sit on top of the baseball field fencing at Cal Anderson Park in Seattle while watching other protestors stand face to face with police at the protest line on June 1, 2020.
Demonstrators chant “hands up, don’t shoot” while police stand by during protests against police brutality in Seattle on June 1, 2020.
Seattle Police Department spray a protestor with mace during protests against police brutality on June 1, 2020. Umbrellas were commonly used by protestors at the front lines as defense against mace.
Tear gas and smoke from flash bangs deployed against protestors by the Seattle Police Department stretched nearly three city blocks on June 1, 2020.
Seattle Police Department follows protestors as they move from the West Precinct to Westlake on June 1, 2020.
National Guard stands outside Zara in Westlake Center while waiting on protestors to arrive on June 1, 2020.
Seattle Police Department stand downtown watching protestors on June 1, 2020.
A demonstrator holds up a sign in front of police and National Guard during protests against police brutality on June 2, 2020.
Protestors and Seattle Police Department stand facing each other during protests against police brutality on June 2, 2020.
Seattle Police Department and National Guard watch demonstrators during protests against police brutality on June 2, 2020.
A demonstrator stands in an intersection with their hands up as police and National Guard advance during June 2, 2020 protests against police brutality.
Demonstrators with their hands up chant “hands up, don’t shoot” as SPD and National Guard stand by on June 2, 2020.
A demonstrator holds up a photo on June 3, 2020 of a man who was killed by SPD.
A Seattle police officer watches demonstrators from across the police line while guarding the east precinct on June 3, 2020.
A nurse prepares a medical supply station on a baseball diamond in Seattle on June 3, 2020.
SPD and National Guard stand behind a police line while guarding the east precinct on June 3, 2020.
Protestors and a Seattle police officer have a conversation during demonstrations on June 3, 2020.
Protestors at the front of the protest line hold umbrellas, which were used to protect against potential macing from police on June 4, 2020.
A volunteer medic walks away from a bonfire near Capitol Hill during the protests in Seattle on June 4, 2020.
Seattle police officers watch protestors from a rooftop building overlooking Pine and 11th on June 5, 2020.
A bus driver waves to protestors as they march through the streets of Seattle during protests against police brutality on June 5, 2020.
Protestors stand at a police line in Seattle on June 6, 2020 during protests against police brutality.
Protestors disperse after police deploy tear gas during protests against police brutality on June 6, 2020.
Police mace protestors after throwing a flash bang into the crowd during protests against police brutality on June 6, 2020.
Seattle police push back on protestors after clearing the area with tear gas, flash bangs and mace during protests against police brutality on June 6, 2020.
Protestors stand at the protest line while police and National Guard stand by during protests against police brutality on June 6, 2020. SPD and National Guard members cleared protestors out of the area earlier in the day, but protestors returned to the area later.
Demonstrators kneel and chant in front of Seattle police officers during protests against police brutality on June 7, 2020.
Demonstrators move metal barriers installed by SPD earlier in the day on June 7, 2020. Protestors said the barriers were set up improperly and decided to move them in order to protect the safety of everyone at the line.
Candlelight memorial for “those killed during the George Floyd rebellion” set up around the corner from the east precinct in Seattle during protests against police brutality on June 7, 2020.
A protestor lights a candle at a candlelight memorial set up for those killed during “the George Floyd rebellion” on June 7, 2020.
SPD and National Guard push demonstrators back from the protest line during protests against police brutality on June 7, 2020.
Seattle rapper Raz Simone speaks to protestors on a megaphone while holding a gun outside the police precinct, just hours after police abandoned the area on June 8, 2020.
Demonstrators gather around the east precinct to listen to speakers just hours after police abandoned the area on June 8, 2020.
“This is now a community center” declares a sign hanging from the east precinct in Seattle on June 10, 2020, two days after police abandoned the area.
Demonstrators paint white lettering spelling out “Black Lives Matter” on Pine in Seattle June 10, 2020.
Artists in Seattle paint murals on giant letters spelling out “Black Lives Matter” on June 11, 2020. The lettering was painted on Pine street the day before.
“Who protects us from you?” painted on lettering down Pine street in Seattle on June 11, 2020.
An artist paints a mural on lettering June 11, 2020 in Seattle.
Banners hanging outside Cal Anderson Park in Seattle on June 11, 2020. Some demonstrators chose to set up tents in the park instead of setting up in front of the east precinct.
Police barricades repurposed as barriers protecting the “Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone” on June 11, 2020.
“Capitol Hill Community Center” outside the east precinct in Seattle on June 12, 2020.
A portrait of Angela Davis hangs outside the entrance of the east precinct in Seattle on June 12, 2020.
A demonstrator hangs a sign in the area outside of the east precinct on June 12, 2020.
View from the north entrance of the area known as the CHOP in Seattle on June 12, 2020.
People stand outside the east precinct in Seattle on June 15, 2020 to look at a candlelight memorial for those murdered by police.
Police barriers repurposed by protestors to block off the area known as “CHOP” in Seattle on June 15, 2020.
Barriers installed by Seattle Department of Transportation on June 16, 2020 around the area referred to as CHOP.
Protestors march through the streets of Seattle on June 17, 2020.
Protestors march on I-5 during the Seattle protests on June 17, 2020.
Protest signs hang on the fencing around the east precinct on June 17, 2020.
Traffic signs installed outside the CHOP area in Seattle on June 17, 2020.
A wooden fist constructed by protestors stands in Cal Anderson Park on June 18, 2020.
A “Black Lives Matter” sign hangs in Cal Anderson Park on June 18, 2020.
George Floyd painting on one of the barriers in the CHOP area on June 19, 2020.
A tent offering emotional support in Cal Anderson Park on June 19, 2020.
Khatima Simekha poses for a portrait on June 19, 2020 in the area known as CHOP in Seattle.
A demonstrator paints a portrait on a barrier in the CHOP area on June 20, 2020.
Painted signs welcome visitors to CHOP on June 20, 2020.
Front of the east precinct on June 22, 2020.
A Seattle city employee removes artwork on June 22, 2020 in preparation for removal of protestors from the CHOP area.
A Seattle city employee removes protest signs on June 22, 2020 from the front of the east precinct in preparation for removal of protestors from the CHOP area.
Front of the east precinct on June 22, 2020.
“There can be no love with justice/No puede haber amor sin justicia,” June 23, 2020.
Tents set up by protestors in front of the east precinct, June 23, 2020.
Barriers decorated by protestors, June 23, 2020.
Protest signs near a memorial in the CHOP, June 24, 2020.
Sign with protestors’ demands outside the CHOP on June 24, 2020.
“Protect black youth,” June 24, 2020.
Artwork on barriers in CHOP area, June 24, 2020.
Protestors play music in front of the east precinct on June 25, 2020.
Protestors stand on the intersection of Pine and Boren during protests on June 25, 2020.
Protestors stand outside the west precinct in Seattle on June 25, 2020.
A protestor leads a march on I-5 during protests in Seattle on June 25, 2020.
Protestors exit I-5 using an on-ramp during protests on June 25, 2020.
Portrait of Breonna Taylor, June 27, 2020.
“Free Palestine,” June 27, 2020.
Demonstrators moving art on painted on barriers from CHOP to another location on June 27, 2020.
The cousin of Charleena Lyles speaks to a crowd of protestors outside the home of Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan on June 28, 2020. Thousands of protestors marched from Magnuson Park to one of Durkan’s homes in the city.
Thousands of protestors march back to Magnuson Park in Seattle after marching to Mayor Jenny Durkan’s house on June 28, 2020.
A bike brigade guards a road in Seattle so protestors can safely march from Mayor Jenny Durkan’s house on June 28, 2020.
A protestor marches from Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan’s house playing a drum on June 28, 2020.
“Tu Lucha es mi Lucha/Your struggle is my struggle” written on a sign carried by a protestor during a march to Mayor Jenny Durkan’s house in Seattle on June 28, 2020.
Only one barrier standing on June 29, 2020 after city officials removed all the artwork from CHOP.
A demonstrator talks to a crowd after city officials removed protestors from the east precinct on July 1, 2020.
Caution tape around the Capitol Hill area after police cleared protestors during the early morning hours of July 1, 2020.
Seattle police officers stand guard in Capitol Hill on July 1, 2020.
A protestor holds a sign during the Seattle protests on July 2, 2020. Protestors marched from the east to the west precinct before marching onto I-5.
Protestors in Seattle have a moment of silence after building a memorial on I-5 in honor of Black lives lost to police brutality on July 2, 2020.
Protestors leave behind a candlelight memorial on I-5 in Seattle after a demonstration on July 2, 2020.
Protestors march through the streets of Seattle on July 2, 2020.
Protestors march through the streets of Seattle on July 2, 2020.
Demonstrators shine lights at Seattle police officers during protests against police brutality on July 2, 2020.
East precinct in Seattle on July 3, 2020 after police cleared protestors from the area.
Nikkita Oliver speaks to demonstrators at a rally on July 4, 2020 in Seattle.
Protestors march through Seattle on July 4, 2020.
Demonstrators light candles during a vigil for Summer Taylor and Diaz Love in Seattle on July 4, 2020.
Protestors march by the Paramount Theater in Seattle on July 5, 2020.
A protestor lights a candle during a vigil for Summer Taylor in front of the King County Jail on July 5, 2020. Taylor, 24, was killed when a vehicle entering I-5 hit them and another demonstrator during Seattle protests on July 4.
A protest sign rests against the King County Jail on July 5, 2020.
Protestors light candles during a vigil for Summer Taylor on July 5, 2020 in front of the King County Jail.
Protestors leave behind a candlelight memorial outside of the King County Jail on July 5, 2020 in honor of demonstrators hit by a driver the day before.
A protestor holds up his fist while facing Seattle police officers on July 9, 2020.
TK leads protestors through the streets of Seattle on July 10, 2020.
Counter-protestors stand face to face with police officers during a “Back the Blue” rally in Seattle on July 14, 2020.
“Quit your jobs!” scrawled on the sidewalk outside of the west precinct in Seattle after demonstrators protested outside the area on July 17, 2020.
Protestors march by the Washington State Convention Center on July 17, 2020.
Seattle Police follow behind protestors during demonstrations in Capitol Hill on November 3, 2020.
Seattle police follow protestors through South Lake Union on November 3, 2020.