BREAKING: @SeattlePD using flash bangs to disperse crowd, people throwing things at officers. A piece of one of those bangs just hit my leg. This is quickly getting out of hand. Protesters hadn’t thrown or done anything it seems to provoke this #KOMONews
Some kind of gas is also being used. I tried getting another video but got a big whif of it #KOMONews
Officers continue pushing us back. Appears as though some people may be getting detained, really hard to tell in this chaos. Lots of people complaining of breathing in gas, having trouble seeing #KOMONews
Another look at what we’re seeing right now. Lots of gas being used. Pepper balls it appears also being used. Flash bangs were also used to clear 11th. We’re all the way past 10th now as officers continue moving towards the group #KOMONews
Lots of saline solution and milk being used to ease the pain and sting of the gas. Some people are throwing water bottles at officers as many others plea with them to stop. Officers continue with the flash bangs and gas #KOMONews
We’ve been pushed back all the way to Broadway. At the end of this clip, you may hear people screaming for medics. A woman is down and appears to have been hit with a large dose of gas #KOMONews
At Broadway, people continue to have their eyes treated, continue coughing. The crowd moved to let this street car pass through #KOMONews
A protest first for me - as the crowd moves forward, police move back. They’ve advanced a few feet now, curious if they’ll get back to 11th. An armored vehicle remains parked in the middle of the street #KOMONews
This crowd continues to push back towards its original spot, lots of clapping and cheers among the slow steps. Chants of “whose streets? Our streets!” and “who do you serve?” also fill the air #KOMONews
At somewhat of a standstill now at 10th with a look at the sizable law enforcement presence #KOMONews
Hey, @SeattlePD - can you confirm if some kind of gas was used this evening at the protest near Cal Anderson? Was it an irritant of some other kind? We saw canisters releasing smoke at one point #KOMONews
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