UPDATE: New video below shows us the seconds prior to the videos below, and could change the narrative of this story.
#UPDATE: This appears to be self-defense, the gunshot vic had attacked the driver and tried to force open his door, the driver responds by shooting the attacker (gunshot vic) in the arm, once – and then retreats to police:https://t.co/JEgMTR2LCZ
— PNWForestKing (@PNWForestKing) June 8, 2020
We still don’t have all the details, and for the first time, we may have jumped to conclusions. We’ll continue to follow this story and report more accurately.
Original Story:
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON — A man drove his vehicle towards a crowd of protesters on Sunday, and the things that followed were nothing short of bizarre.
A large group of protesters was gathered at an intersection, when they start to scramble after a car comes towards them. When it car comes up to a barricade, it stops and finds itself surrounded by angry protesters. The driver fires one shot, which hit a protester.
Then, things get bizarre.
The video below shows the car approaching, stopping, and then we can hear the shot that is fired.
Witness “Brandon” shared this video w/ us of the moment the vehicle drove up to the crowd from 11th Ave #Q13FOX pic.twitter.com/XlJa2ZbXTZ
— Jennifer Lee (@JennLeeTV) June 8, 2020
What does the driver do next? He gets out of his car and flaunts his gun at protesters. He doesn’t fire anymore shots. He also doesn’t get back into his car.
Instead…
So scary. SPD says this man drove into the crowd and as you can see, comes out with a gun. SFD says a 27yo man has been shot and is in stable condition. Suspect in custody, gun recovered. #Q13FOX pic.twitter.com/RGiqgJDflE
— Simone Del Rosario (@SimoneReports) June 8, 2020
Yea, you saw that right. He walked through the crowd, apparently trying to blend in, and eventually gets past the crowd and the line of police behind them. Not too many people seemed to notice the gun in his hand.
The man was later caught and arrested by police, but it’s unclear when this occurred.
Suspect in custody, gun recovered after man drove vehicle into crowd at 11th and Pine. Seattle Fire transported victim to hospital. Officers searched, but do not believe there are any additional victims. Will provide updates when available.
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) June 8, 2020
Of course this isn’t a person who represents the values of an American gun owner, and what he did was absolutely wrong and criminal. Why drive to the protest? What were you trying to do/prove? What were the motives behind this ridiculous stunt?
What would have happened in this same scenario if it had played out in Texas? Florida? Arizona? Chances are, that driver would have at least been held at gunpoint by a law-abiding and armed citizen.
