Police release body cam footage of Seattle protest

SEATTLE — Seattle police released body camera video of Sunday afternoon’s protests when 12 officers were injured.

In the video, police said you can see protesters approaching the West Precinct.

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According to police, officers saw a man walk up to the secured garage doors of the building and hold an umbrella up to intentionally block the view of a security camera.

Police then moved in to escort the person away from the doors and were immediately hit with bottles, street cones and fireworks.

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An officer was struck in the neck and injured by fragmentation from one of the explosions, which led to the officer being hospitalized.

During the incident, officers used pepper spray to stop the assault from the crowd. Officers arrested one person for assault and a second for theft of a police bicycle.

“We are releasing this video in an attempt to be transparent and will continue to release videos of significant incidents,” police said.

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