Capitol Hill Occupied Protest
2020 self-declared autonomous zone in Seattle, US
Capitol Hill Occupied Protest
The Capitol Hill Occupied Protest (CHOP), also known as the Capitol Hill Organized Protest, originally known as Free Capitol Hill and later as the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ), was an occupation protest and self-declared autonomous zone in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. The zone, originally covering two intersections at the corners of Cal Anderson Park and the roads leading up to them, was established on June 8, 2020 by people protesting the May 2020 murder of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The zone was cleared of occupants by police on July 1, 2020. The formation of the zone was preceded by tense interactions between protesters and police in riot gear beginning on June 1, 2020. On June 1, thousands of Seattle residents were attending a permitted rally event at Westlake Mall in Downtown Seattle, one mile west of Seattle's east precinct in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. Police lined the northeast side of the rally and fired tear...
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