He captured footage of a child pepper sprayed during a Seattle protest. Then he was arrested Evan Hreha of Seattle recorded a video of a young child reportedly pepper sprayed by police during a protest. A week later, he was arrested on suspicion of unlawfully discharging a laser. He denies those allegations and maintains he was wrongfully arrested. Liz Brazile
This woman 'died three times' after Seattle Police hit her with a blast ball On Sunday night, on the tenth day of protests for racial justice in Seattle, a petite young woman stood between protesters and a barricade of police. Liz Jones Isolde Raftery
'They've given us the precinct.' Seattle Police backs away, and protesters take back Pine The Seattle Police Department announced Monday afternoon that the barricade near the East Precinct -- where officers have used pepper spray, tear gas and flash bang grenades on demonstrators in recent days--would be removed. Esmy Jimenez Isolde Raftery
Rein in police, city council members tell Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan Seattle City Council members Lisa Herbold, Lorena Gonzalez, Teresa Mosqueda and Tammy Morales have joined other elected officials in calling on Mayor Jenny Durkan to order Seattle police to de-escalate their response to the protests. Gil Aegerter Isolde Raftery
Seattle Police will stop using tear gas on protesters, chief says Carmen Best, chief of the Seattle Police Department, announced on Friday that her officers would stop using tear gas on protesters. Isolde Raftery Ashley Hiruko Amy Radil
Law & Courts Why 'defund the police' has become the rallying cry at Seattle protests As protests against police violence and abuse of power ensue across the nation, local advocates are calling for a 50% funding cut for the Seattle Police Department. Liz Brazile Ashley Hiruko
Race & Identity 12,000 complaints filed against Seattle Police after weekend of protests The Seattle Office of Police Accountability says it is processing roughly 12,000 individual complaints made against officers in the wake of the protests over the weekend. Liz Brazile
