As we previously reported, Antifa had been resurrecting a new “CHAZ” in Seattle, building barricades around Cal Anderson Park. They were trying to prevent the police and the city from clearing out the park that they and the homeless had been occupying.
It’s quite literally a filthy disgusting mess. They also took over a vacant nearby yellow house and began barricading that up as well.
BLM-antifa in Seattle have set up another autonomous zone at Cal Anderson Park in the Capital Hill neighborhood. This is the same area they made CHAZ during the summer months. Video by @choeshow: pic.twitter.com/0ZSbOds65T
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) December 16, 2020
Naturally it’s become an attractant for all kinds of crime.
A car was completely engulfed in flames next to the autonomous zone in Seattle overnight. A witness said it was set on fire when someone threw a Molotov cocktail at it. pic.twitter.com/01mP3exDS1
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) December 18, 2020
But the city finally had enough this morning. Police and city parks department finally moved in force to clear the park out and toss the people out who were occupying the yellow house.
Here’s the moment they started to move into CHAZ Part 2 at Seattle’s Cal Anderson Park. pic.twitter.com/86QbCvAiJu
— (((Jason Rantz))) on KTTH Radio (@jasonrantz) December 18, 2020
#Seattle
Video from earlier in the morning, as dozens of Seattle Police officers moved in to clear out individuals from Cal Anderson Park; assisted by tactical teams from across the city.📷: jseattlepic.twitter.com/kDHHMAWlSq
— Shane B. Murphy (@shanermurph) December 18, 2020
The police were not messing around today. They vastly outnumbered the Antifa folks and chased them down the street, hitting them with pepper balls and ultimately arresting 21 of them over the course of the cleanup, which is a significant number of the crew that they had there.
#Seattle
Totally normal. /s https://t.co/sSOwV0sM0J pic.twitter.com/YDZU5X0gZH— Shane B. Murphy (@shanermurph) December 18, 2020
#Seattle
Graffiti in Cal Anderson Park reads: “ANTIFA STORAGE” & “Death to all cops” – looks like also ‘Antifa is Cool’ as well upside down (but is partially obstructed from view by an object). https://t.co/pOwJSaZOgt pic.twitter.com/qPbr87z1yG— Shane B. Murphy (@shanermurph) December 18, 2020
Antifa folded like cheap suits and ran, with a few staying at a distance to yell impotently at the cops.
SPD Move In For Multiple Arrests Inside The Encampment #Seattle pic.twitter.com/KmKYU8xDpZ
— V̸̢̙̙͒̈̑̀͛̍͝engeance (@TheVengeance17) December 18, 2020
SWAT also raided the yellow house.
#Seattle
SWAT teams from @SeattlePD are moving in on the Yellow House. pic.twitter.com/M3khUWh1id— Shane B. Murphy (@shanermurph) December 18, 2020
#Seattle
An arrest earlier captured by KOMO News crews. pic.twitter.com/w7GCcWXAmL— Shane B. Murphy (@shanermurph) December 18, 2020
Watching our cameras at Cal Anderson Park as police make another arrest. #komonews pic.twitter.com/eWz4VaBlj2
— Kelly Koopmans (@KellyKOMO4) December 18, 2020
Then they brought in the heavy equipment to clean out all the filth.
#Seattle
On-the-ground view of heavy equipment removing massive amounts of trash and debris from the homeless encampment in Cal Anderson Park.📷: Matt Markovichpic.twitter.com/CPksmsrRsF
— Shane B. Murphy (@shanermurph) December 18, 2020
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