Absolute Chaos Erupts In Seattle After Antifa and BLM Rioters Set Fires and Damage Properties

Seattle has turned into a city of lawlessness.

Riots occurred in Seattle last night in the area that was previously held hostage and called  Capitol Hill Autonomous  Zone (CHAZ).

It looks like rioters want to take the Capitol Hill neighborhood hostage again after last night rioters set up a barricade that was lit on fire to stop the police from entering the neighborhood.

Police broke through the barricade and made arrests but the neighborhood was already filled with fires and major property damage.

Antifa and Black Lives Matter militants have restarted the CHAZ in Seattle's Capitol Hill by setting up flaming barricades to block the police. https://t.co/UKoWgNjcdG

— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) September 27, 2020

This shouldn’t be happening in America!

It looks like a complete warzone.

This is the result of defunding the police.

Antifa and BLM militants are throwing bricks and other projectiles at police officers in Seattle as they march through flaming barricades. https://t.co/IwTvuS5Lqo

— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) September 27, 2020

Protestors have wound their way through the city causing damage along the way. Group is now at Broadway and Pine St. avoid the area if possible. pic.twitter.com/FLlGNsxEJD

— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) September 27, 2020

Seattle Police try to clear out antifa blockade in the former CHAZ (Capitol Hill). #SeattleRiots https://t.co/lKZwjobNIo

— Andy Ngô 🏳️‍🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) September 27, 2020

Fox News covered the chaos and had these words to say:

Seattle police made at least 10 arrests Saturday evening when Breonna Taylor protests devolved into chaos and violence as demonstrators set fires and damaged property and allegedly committed assaults in the Capitol Hill neighborhood.

Protesters broke windows and left anti-police graffiti while they marched from Cal Anderson Park through the streets.

Officers arrested the protesters for alleged assault, property damage and failure to disperse, the department wrote on Twitter.

The Seattle Fire Department was able to extinguish several dumpster fires and police issued a dispersal order around 7:30 p.m. PT.

“The group refused to follow the order,” the department said in a release. “As officers moved forward individuals in the crowd began throwing rocks, bottles, and fireworks at officers. Police then used blast balls to move the crowd to a safe distance.”

The protests occurred in the area of the experimental former Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) or Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) that was cleared out after two deadly shootings nearby this summer.

Here's video of police moving in on protesters in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. UPDATES >> https://t.co/t5cE0Jx7b9 pic.twitter.com/6br7iQKn4d

— KIRO 7 (@KIRO7Seattle) September 27, 2020

The Antifa mob threw a smokebomb into a Seattle Starbucks and shattered its windows. pic.twitter.com/vmzBVqVHj5

— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) September 27, 2020

Kiro 7 News added these details:

Seven people were arrested after protesters smashed windows and set fires in Seattle Saturday night.

The group of around 100 protesters began marching on Yesler Way around 5 p.m.

Just before 7 p.m., the group arrived in the Capitol Hill neighborhood and began setting fires, according to police. Crews with Seattle Fire were able to put the fires out.

Police said they gave the group an order to disperse due to concerns for public safety and members of the group threw bottles and rocks at officers.