Protesters confront officers in Seattle, force closure of I-5

[Mrs. Overall]

Source: KOMO News

SEATTLE -- What had been a peaceful night of protests in Seattle evening turned unruly during the night as protesters clashed with police and spilled onto I-5.

Police say protesters gathered at 7th and James threw bottles and rocks at officers and lit flares. The protest moved to 7th and Madison where protestors threw canned food at officers and tried to get onto I-5. The protest eventually spilled onto the collector-distributor lanes near James and the northbound lanes of I-5 near Olive Street as protesters continued to throw large fireworks at officers near 7th and Madison, Seattle Police tweeted.

Some protestors spilled into the streets at 4th and Pine to stage a "Die-in" and held there for about 20 minutes. Then marching north toward Capitol Hill then back toward Downtown Seattle and chanting "Black Lives Matter and "Hands Up, Don't Shoot," marchers stopped periodically to sit or lie down in city intersections, blocking traffic before moving on. Dozens of police officers watched the crowd.

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[Suich]

1. Canned food???

[Warpy]

2. I suppose you don't do the shopping

or you'd know that canned food has a high moisture content and hard edges at top and bottom. It's heavy for its size and makes a hell of a weapon, denser than pieces of concrete.

[freshwest]

3. That'll leave a mark. Proves we are in the land of plenty when we have food as weapons, not rocks.

[JackInGreen]

4. That's odd

I was just down at 4th and pike a little while ago and it didn't seem to be all that much crazier.

[freshwest]

5. Well, it was posted yesterday, you know. Look at the time.