Ongoing Black Lives Matter rallies in Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone as Mural takes shape

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SEATTLE, WA – JUNE 10: The beginnings of a Black Lives Matter mural begins to take shape on East Pine Street in the so-called “Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone” on June 10, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. The zone includes the blocks surrounding the Seattle Police Department’s East Precinct, which was the site of violent clashes with Black Lives Matter protesters, who have continued to demonstrate in the wake of George Floyd’s death. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA – JUNE 10: A volunteer works security at an entrance to the so-called “Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone” on June 10, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. The zone includes the blocks surrounding the Seattle Police Department’s East Precinct, which was the site of violent clashes with Black Lives Matter protesters, who have continued to demonstrate in the wake of George Floyd’s death. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)
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Ongoing Black Lives Matter protests in Seattle as police vacate East Precinct

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SEATTLE, WA – JUNE 08: Demonstrators hold a rally and teach-in outside of the Seattle Police Department’s East Precinct, which has been boarded up and protected by fencing, on June 8, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Seattle Police and Washington National Guard personnel vacated the area after the previous night saw violent clashes in the vicinity during ongoing Black Lives Matter protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA – JUNE 08: An entrance to the Seattle Police Department’s East Precinct is seen boarded up and protected by fencing as demonstrators hold a rally and teach-in nearby on June 8, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Seattle Police and Washington National Guard personnel vacated the area after the previous night saw violent clashes in the vicinity. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)
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Seattle protests continue with major clashes Sunday eve

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SEATTLE, WA – JUNE 08: A person holds flowers as demonstrators clash with police near the Seattle Police Department’s East Precinct shortly after midnight on June 8, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Earlier in the evening, a suspect drove into the crowd of protesters and shot one person, which happened after a day of peaceful protests across the city. Later, police and protestors clashed violently. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA – JUNE 07: Demonstrators clash with police near the Seattle Police Department’s East Precinct on June 7, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Earlier in the evening, a suspect drove into the crowd of protesters and shot one person, which happened after a day of peaceful protests across the city. Later, police and protestors clashed violently. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)
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Seattle Police clash with demonstrators again on June 6

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SEATTLE, WA – JUNE 06: Demonstrators face off with law enforcement personnel near the Seattle Police Department’s East Precinct on June 6, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. This is the 12th day of protests since George Floyd died in Minneapolis police custody on May 25. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA – JUNE 06: Demonstrators face off with law enforcement personnel near the Seattle Police Department’s East Precinct on June 6, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. This is the 12th day of protests since George Floyd died in Minneapolis police custody on May 25. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)
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Doctors For Justice March and Rally in Seattle

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SEATTLE, WA – JUNE 06: Healthcare workers and others rally at Harborview Medical Center before marching to Seattle City Hall during the Doctors For Justice event on June 6, 2020 in Seattle, United States. This is the 12th day of protests since George Floyd died in Minneapolis police custody on May 25. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA – JUNE 06: Healthcare workers and others march to Seattle City Hall during the Doctors For Justice event on June 6, 2020 in Seattle, United States. This is the 12th day of protests since George Floyd died in Minneapolis police custody on May 25. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)
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Seattle George Floyd Protests Continue for Eighth Day

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June 5, 2020 – Seattle, Washington, United States: A police officer discusses political and philosophical topics with demonstrators as people gather near a police precinct in protest of the death of George Floyd. The protest environment in Seattle has grown increasingly upbeat and festive. (David Ryder/Polaris)
June 5, 2020 – Seattle, Washington, United States: Police officers cycle past public art as demonstrators gather near a police precinct in protest of the death of George Floyd. The protest environment in Seattle has grown increasingly upbeat and festive. (David Ryder/Polaris)
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Seattle George Floyd protests continue for seventh day

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June 4 protests continued in Seattle, marking the seventh day of local George Floyd demonstrations.

People demonstrate outside of a police precinct in protest of the death of George Floyd. The peaceful protest lasted for hours throughout the day and late into the night. (David Ryder/Polaris)
A man demonstrates by laying facedown in front of a police barricade in protest of the death of George Floyd. Peaceful protests in the city lasted for hours throughout the day and late into the night. (David Ryder/Polaris)
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Vigil for Manuel Ellis, killed by Tacoma Police in March

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TACOMA, WA – JUNE 03: A person lights a candle at a vigil for Manuel Ellis, a black man whose March death while in Tacoma Police custody was recently found to be a homicide, according to the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office, on June 3, 2020 in Tacoma, Washington. Protests and other events sparked by the death of George Floyd have continued in the Tacoma area after the Medical Examiner found that the cause of death in the Manuel Ellis case was caused by respiratory arrest due to hypoxia due to physical restraint. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)
TACOMA, WA – JUNE 03: Candles and signs are seen during a vigil for Manuel Ellis, a black man whose March death while in Tacoma Police custody was recently found to be a homicide, according to the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office, near the site of his death on June 3, 2020 in Tacoma, Washington. Protests and other events sparked by the death of George Floyd have continued in the Tacoma area after the Medical Examiner found that the cause of death in the Manuel Ellis case was caused by respiratory arrest due to hypoxia due to physical restraint. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)
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Seattle protests continue for fifth day

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June 2, 2020 – Seattle, Washington, United States: A person holds a flower as people gather to protest the death of George Floyd. Hundreds marched through the city and gathered for hours before clashes with police around midnight. (David Ryder/Polaris)
June 2, 2020 – Seattle, Washington, United States: Police coordinate a response as people gather to protest the death of George Floyd. Hundreds marched through the city and gathered for hours before clashes with police around midnight. (David Ryder/Polaris)
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Seattle protests continue for fourth day

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June 1, 2020 – Seattle, Washington, United States: People march through Seattle during a rally in protest of the death of George Floyd. The peaceful protest lasted for hours before later clashes with police. (David Ryder/Polaris)
June 1, 2020 – Seattle, Washington, United States: A woman watches from her balcony as people march through Seattle during a rally in protest of the death of George Floyd. The peaceful protest lasted for hours before later clashes with police. (David Ryder/Polaris)
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For Getty: George Floyd Protests, Looting in Bellevue and Seattle

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SEATTLE, WA – MAY 31: Demonstrators kneel during a gathering to protest the recent death of George Floyd on May 31, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Protests began peacefully Sunday after days of violent scenes in the city. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA – MAY 31: Demonstrators kneel during a gathering to protest the recent death of George Floyd on May 31, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. Protests began peacefully Sunday after days of violent scenes in the city. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images)
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Looting and mayhem in Seattle on May 30 following George Floyd protests

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A blast ball thrown by police explodes near a demonstrator during protests in response to the death of George Floyd in Seattle, Washington on May 30, 2020. Thousands of protesters demonstrated amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, causing widespread damage in the city’s retail core, which led Governor Jay Inslee to activate more than 200 Washington National Guard personnel.
A smoke device is seen near a demonstrator during protests in response to the death of George Floyd in Seattle, Washington on May 30, 2020. Thousands of protesters demonstrated amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, causing widespread damage in the city’s retail core, which led Governor Jay Inslee to activate more than 200 Washington National Guard personnel.
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