IT
IT WAS
IT WAS QUITE A SIGHT TO SEE. >> Reporter: PRETTY CROWDED.
THEY CROWDED INTO THE CITY
HALL LOBBY FOR ABOUT AN HOUR,
THERE WERE SPEECHES.
IT WAS A LARGE GATHERING OF
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. AND THEN, THEY DECIDED TO JUST
LEAVE.
LEAVE.
LEAVE. WE
LEAVE. WE HAVE VIDEO FROM EARLIER
WHEN THEY ALL GATHERED HERE.
>> Reporter: THE PROTESTERS
MARCHED FROM CAL ANDERSON PARK
TO CITY HALL WHERE WE HEAR
KSHAMA SAWANT OPENED THE DOORS
FOR THEM.
FOR THEM.
FOR THEM. HUNDREDS POURED INSIDE.
THEY HAD A LOUD SPEAKER SET
UP.
UP.
UP. MANY
UP. MANY OF THEM CALLED FOR MAYOR
JENNY DURKAN TO RESIGN AFTER
VIOLENT PROTESTS OVER THE LAST
11 DAYS.
11 DAYS.
11 DAYS. THERE WERE SPEECHES AND
CHEERS.
CHEERS.
CHEERS. WITHIN AN HOUR, PROTESTERS
LEFT AND MARCHED BACK UP THE
HILL TOWARD CAL ANDERSON PARK.
NEAR THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT EAST PRECINCT WHERE
LAST NIGHT BARRICADES WERE
REMOVED.
REMOVED.
REMOVED. TONIGHT, THE ONLY RESPONSE WE
ARE HEARING FROM THE CITY,
THEY WERE MONITORING THIS
SITUATION AND WORKING TO KEEP
ALL OF THE DEMONSTRATIONS SAFE
AND PEACEFUL WHICH IT APPEARS
THAT WAS ABSOLUTELY THE CASE
HERE TONIGHT.
HERE TONIGHT. BUT CERTAINLY, A REALLY
INTERESTING SIGHT THAT WE
HAVEN'T SEEN IN A LONG TIME
HERE IN THE CITY.
A LOT OF PEOPLE GATHERING HERE
AFTER HOURS BEING ABLE TO
UNLOCK THE DOORS AND JUST GO
RIGHT THERE INSIDE THE LOBBY.
WE'LL HAVE MORE ON KING 5
MORNINGS BUT FOR NOW, BACK TO
YOU GUYS.
YOU GUYS.
YOU GUYS. >> HAS THE MAYOR RESPONDED TO
ANY CALLS FOR HER TO RESIGN?
>> Reporter: NOT DIRECTLY,
JOYCE.
JOYCE.
JOYCE. HER OFFICER SAYS SHE IS
COMMITTED TO WORKING ON POLICE
REFORM.
REFORM.
REFORM. THEY ARE REDIRECTING ANY
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
RESIGNATION TO SOME OF THE
WORK THE MAYOR'S OFFICE HAS
DONE WITH SPD ON ADDRESSING
CURRENT CONCERNS OF THE
DEMONSTRATORS.
DEMONSTRATORS. THEN, COMMITTING TO SOME
OVERSIGHT AND REVIEW OF THE
POLICE TACTICS WHICH MIGHT
LEAD TO MORE CHANGES IN THE
FUTURE.
FUTURE.
FUTURE. JOYCE?
JOYCE?
JOYCE? >>
JOYCE? >> ALL RIGHT, TED, THANK YOU,
REPORTING LIVE FOR US TONIGHT.
APPRECIATE IT.
APPRECIATE IT. >>> SO, MANY OF THE PROTESTERS
AS TED SAID WHO WERE INSIDE
CITY HALL WERE AT CAL ANDERSON
PARK.
PARK.
PARK. MANY SPEAKERS SPOKE TO CROWDS
AT BOTH LOCATIONS.
>>> BLACK LIVES MATTER IS
SUING THE CITY OF SEATTLE TO
STOP POLICE FROM FIRING TEAR
GAS, PROJECTILES AN PEPPER
SPRAY AT DEMONSTRATORS.
THE GROUP SAYS THE CITY'S
COMMITMENT TO CURB POLICE
FORCE IS NOT ENOUGH AND THEY
ARE ASKING A JUDGE TO TAKE
IMMEDIATE ACTION.
IMMEDIATE ACTION. TED LAND WAS WORKING ON THIS
STORY EARLIER THIS EVENING
BEFORE BEING CALLED OUT TO
BREAKING NEWS.
BREAKING NEWS. HE TELLS US MORE ABOUT THE
EMERGENCY LAWSUIT.
EMERGENCY LAWSUIT. >> Reporter: BLACK LIVES
MATTER DEMONSTRATOR BACKED BY
THE ACLU SAY THEY CANNOT TRUST
THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
TO USE RESTRAINT AND CURB USE
OF TEAR GAS AND PEPPER SPRAY
AS PROTESTS CONTINUE.
SO, THEY ARE SUING THE CITY OF
SEATTLE ARGUING SPD'S USE OF
FORCE DISCOURAGES PEOPLE FROM
EXERCISING THEIR
EXERCISING THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO FREE
SPEECH.
SPEECH.
SPEECH. >> IT SEEMS LIKE WEAPONS THAT
USED TO BE CONSIDERED EXTREME
LAST RESORTS HAVE BECOME JUST
A PART OF THE COMMON PLACE
ORDINARY POLICE RESPONSE TO
DEMONSTRATIONS.
DEMONSTRATIONS. >> Reporter: MOLLY TACK HOOPER
IS A SENIOR STAFF ATTORNEY
WITH THE ACLU OF WASHINGTON.
>> WE SAW THEIR VOLUNTARY BAN
ON TEAR GAS THAT LAST ALL OF
TWO DAYS.
TWO DAYS.
TWO DAYS. WE DON'T THINK THE CITY IS
DOING ENOUGH.
DOING ENOUGH. WE THINK THE CONTINUED
AUTHORIZATION TO USE THESE
WEAPONS AGAINST PEACEFUL
CROWDS JUST HAS TO END.
>> Reporter: A SPOKESPERSON
FOR MAYOR JENNY DURKAN SAYS
CITY LEADERS ARE COMMITTED TO
A THOROUGH REVIEW OF SPD'S
RESPONSE TO THE PROTESTS.
AND THEY HAVE ALREADY MADE
CHANGES, LIKE PULLING POLICE
OFF THE STREETS SURROUNDING
THE EAST PRECINCT ON CAPITOL
HILL.
HILL.
HILL. "THE CITY WILL PROTECT EVERY
INDIVIDUAL'S FIRST AMENDMENT
RIGHT TO SAFELY PROTEST THEIR
GOVERNMENT AND DEMAND ACTION.
THE MAYOR AND CHIEF BEST HAVE
ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE CITY CAN
AND MUST DO BETTER FOR CROWD
MANAGEMENT."
MANAGEMENT." TED LAND, KING 5 NEWS.
>>> MEANWHILE, JUST A DAY
AFTER SEATTLE POLICE REMOVED
BARRICADES NEAR THE EAST
PRECINCT, PROTESTERS PUT UP
THEIR OWN FENCES AND SPRAY
PAINTED THE WORDS COP FREE
ZONE AND DEFUND POLICE.
THEY ALSO PLACED TENTS IN
FRONT OF THE PRECINCT ON
CAPITOL HIT.
CAPITOL HIT. TODAY, POLICE CHIEF CARMEN
BEST SPOKE WITH PROTESTERS AND
ANSWERED THEIR QUESTIONS.
>> IF WE ARE MOVING FORWARD,
IF WE DECIDE TO HAVE ANOTHER
MARCH OR A BIG CON GRACE OF
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE, WILL WE
BE MET WITH THE SAME OFFENSIVE
TACTICS?
TACTICS?
TACTICS? >> THE STREET WAS OPEN.
Y'ALL WERE THERE.
THE STREET WAS OPEN.
THE ONLY TIME WE REACT IN ANY
WAY IS IF THE OFFICERS ARE
TAKING ROCKS AND BOTTLES.
AND WE REMOVE THEM.
WE HAD 25 PEOPLE INJURED.
I DON'T WANT THE COMMUNITY
INJURED.
INJURED.
INJURED. >> CHIEF BEST WANTS TO MEET
PEACE WITH PEACE, SHE SAID.
>>> MORE CALLS TO DEFUND THE
POLICE.
POLICE.
POLICE. JUST LAST YEAR, THE CITY
COUNCIL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO
OFFER $15,000 SIGNING BONUSES
TO ATTRACT MORE OFFICERS.
>> LET'S GO GET MORE.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. >> LISA HERBOLD SAYS HER
PERSPECTIVE HAS CHANGED SINCE
SHE AND HER COLLEAGUES
APPROVED THE POLICE BONUSES
LAST YEAR.
LAST YEAR. >> I THINK THIS IS REALLY AN
IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY TO BOTH
TAKE APART THE BUDGET AND
REIMAGINE WHAT A PUBLIC SAFETY
DEPARTMENT FOR THE CITY MIGHT
LOOK LIKE.
LOOK LIKE. >> THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
ACCOUNTS FOR $400 MILLION OF
THE BUDGET.
THE BUDGET. ONE OF THE MORE MODERATE
VOICES DEBRA JUAREZ SAID SHE
IS READY TO DEFUND THE POLICE
AS WELL, BUT ADDED THE
DEFUNDING SHOULD NOT BE
CONFUSED WITH DISBANDING.
>>> KING 5 LEARNED THE FEDS
HAVE FILED THEIR FIRST
CRIMINAL CASE RELATES TO THE
VIOLENCE WE SAW DURING THE
SEATTLE PROTEST.
SEATTLE PROTEST. THIS IS THE HOME-MADE FIREARM
CALLED A SLAM FIRE GUN.
FEDERAL AGENTS ACCUSE PARK
TORE CARRYING DURING THE MAY
31st PROTESTS.
31st PROTESTS. THEY FOUND IT ON PARKER WHEN
HE THREW A CAN OF BEER AT A
POLICE DEMONSTRATOR TO THE
GROUND.
GROUND.
GROUND. AGENTS SAY THAT THE HOMEMADE
GUN IS FUNCTIONAL AND COULD
FIRE SHOTGUN SHELLS.
THE FEDS ARE ALSO LOOKING INTO
WHETHER CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS
ARE BEHIND SOME OF THE
VIOLENCE DURING THE PROTESTS.
HERE IS KING 5'S CHRIS
INGALLS.
INGALLS.
INGALLS. >> Reporter: SOME OF THE
PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
VIOLENCE AND DESTRUCTION IN
SEATTLE COULD BE CHARGED HERE
IN FEDERAL COURT.
SO, SAYS THE AREA'S TOP LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, UNITED
STATES ATTORNEY BRIAN MORAN.
>> AS I LOOKED AT THE VIDEO IN
MINNEAPOLIS WITH MR. FLOYD I
WAS SICKENED.
WAS SICKENED. >> Reporter: THE UNITED STATES
ATTORNEY SAYS HE UNDERSTANDS
THE ANGER COURSING THROUGH THE
CROWDS OF PROTESTERS IN
SEATTLE.
SEATTLE.
SEATTLE. BUT HE SAYS WHAT FEDERAL
AGENTS ARE TARGETING IS THE
OPPORTUNISTS AMONG THEM.
>> THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE
THAT WANT TO HIJACK THAT
MESSAGE OF PEACE AND
UNDERSTANDING AND LOVE.
>> Reporter: ANTI-FASCISTS
HAVE ALREADY BEEN ACCUSED BUT
MORAN SAYS AGENTS ARE LOOKING
AT BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT WING
EXTREMIST ORGANIZATIONS.
EXTREMIST ORGANIZATIONS. >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. A LOT OF IT HINGES ON
INTELLIGENCE I CAN'T SHARE.
THE FBI HAS PUT OUT A CALL FOR
VIDEO.
VIDEO.
VIDEO. WE
VIDEO. WE ARE ANALYZING A LOT OF
VIDEO.
VIDEO.
VIDEO. WE
VIDEO. WE ARE LOOKING AT FEDERAL
OFFENSES.
OFFENSES.
OFFENSES. ARSON WOULD BE ONE.
CERTAIN ACTORS COMING FROM OUT
OF STATE TO INSTATE CROSSING
STATE LINES.
STATE LINES. >> Reporter: THE DEPARTMENT OF
JUSTICE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION
IS ALSO MONITORING AT LEAST
ONE CASE OF ALLEGED POLICE
BRUTALITY.
BRUTALITY. MANUEL LOUIS WHO DIED IN
POLICE CUSTODY IN MARCH.
>> THERE'S A LOT OF RECENT
MEDIA ATTENTION TO THAT.
I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE.
I'M AWARE OF THE NATURE OF THE
ALLEGATIONS.
ALLEGATIONS. >> Reporter: THE ADVANTAGE TO
PROSECUTING CRIMES HERE IS
THAT THE FEDERAL COURTS OFTEN
HAVE STIFFER PENALTIES.
IN SEATTLE, CHRIS INGALLS,
KING 5 NEWS.
>>> THE FAMILY OF MANUEL
ELLIS, THE MAN WHO DIED AT THE
HANDS OF TACOMA POLICE SAY
THEY HAVE NEW EVIDENCE AND NEW
REASON TO CALL FOR AN
INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION.
INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION. OUR SOUTH BUREAU CHIEF DREW
MIKKELSEN SPOKE WITH THE
ATTORNEY AND HIS MOTHER.
>> Reporter: THIS VIDEO YOU
ARE ABOUT TO SEE SHOWS THAT
ELLIS WAS NOT COMBATIVE WITH
POLICE SAY CORDING TO THE
FAMILY ATTORNEY.
FAMILY ATTORNEY. HE WAS DOWNRIGHT RESPECTFUL
SAYS THE ATTORNEY AND DID NOT
DESERVE TO BE KILLED BY THE
OFFICERS.
OFFICERS.
OFFICERS. THE 33-YEAR-OLD WAS KILLED
BACK IN MARCH WHILE TAKEN INTO
CUSTODY BY TACOMA POLICE.
HE HAD BEEN BANGING ON CARS.
WHEN THEY TRIED TO ARREST
THEM, HE STARTED FIGHTING
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. THE
THEM. THE MEDICAL EXAMINER
DETERMINED HE DIED DUE TO A
LOSS OF OXYGEN DUE TO PHYSICAL
RESTRAINT.
RESTRAINT. HIS ATTORNEY JAMES BIBLE
RELEASED DOORBELL CAMERA VIDEO
FROM ACROSS THE STREET.
HE SAYS IT IS NOT SO MUCH WHAT
IT SHOWS AS WHAT CAN BE HEARD.
THE ATTORNEY SAYS IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE SCUFFLE, ELLIS
SAYS "I CAN'T BREATHE, SIR."
>> I CAN'T BREATHE, SIR.
I CAN'T BREATHE!
>> WHAT WE LEARNED IS I CAN'T
BREATHE, SIR.
BREATHE, SIR. I CAN'T BREATHE, SIR.
I CAN'T BREATHE, SIR.
IT IS NOT ONLY A STRUGGLE FOR
BREATH, BUT AN ATTEMPT TO BE
RESPECTFUL IF YOUR LAST
MOMENTS OF LIFE.
>> Reporter: A SPOKESPERSON
FOR THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT
SAID THEY HAVE THE VIDEO AS
ONE OF THEIR MANY PIECES OF
EVIDENCE IN THIS CASE.
THEY ARE PREPARED TO PRESENT
THIS CASE TO THE PIERCE COUNTY
PROSECUTOR TOMORROW.
PROSECUTOR TOMORROW. THE ELLIS FAMILY AND THEIR
ATTORNEY SAY THAT IS JUST TOO
CLOSE.
CLOSE.
CLOSE. THEY DON'T LIKE THE IDEA OF
DETECTIVES BASED HERE IN
PIERCE COUNTY AND TACOMA
INVESTIGATING THE POLICE.
THE GOVERNOR SAYS IF HE
DOESN'T FEEL IT IS A FAIR
INVESTIGATION, HE CAN ORDER
THE STATE PATROL TO CONDUCT
ITS OWN INVESTIGATION.
DREW MIKKELSEN, KING 5 NEWS.
>>> GEORGE FLOYD IS NOW IN HIS
FINAL RESTING PLACE.
15 DAYS AFTER HE DIED, PINNED
UNDER THE KNEE OF A
MINNEAPOLIS POLICE OFFICER.
THOUSANDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
WATCHED AS FAMILY AND FRIENDS
REMEMBERED HOW HE LIVED.
>> OUT OF HIS DEATH HAS BECOME
A MOVEMENT.
A MOVEMENT. A WORLDWIDE MOVEMENT.
>> FLOYD'S FAMILY WAS OVERCOME
WITH EMOTION AS THEY
REMEMBERED HIM AND TALKED
ABOUT HOW HIS DEATH HAS
INSPIRED SO MANY TO NOW STAND
UP FOR BLACK LIVES.
>> I WILL MISS MY BROTHER.
A WHOLE LOT.