Protesters have occupied part of Seattle's Capitol Hill since last week. Here's what it's like
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Protesters have occupied part of Seattle's Capitol Hill since last week. Here's what it's like inside
Barricades and street graffiti mark the entrance to what's known as Seattle's Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, which protesters have occupied since last Monday.
Last week, the police department pulled officers out of the precinct as tensions between officers and protesters boiled over. The abandoned precinct has been spray painted with a sign that says: "Seattle People Department East Precinct."
The zone is stocked with granola bars, water, toilet paper and toothpaste.
"We're just making sure that there's no violence or, you know, anything against people of color. That's why we're here," a protester who didn't want to give his name told CNN.
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Some people in the zone openly carried firearms, which is allowed in the state of Washington.
"It's only a couple little bullets in this guy right here," Raz Simone, a protester, told CNN of the gun holstered to his hip. "This is not for the police. I'm an American citizen and my war is not with the police, it's with the system and the accountability, the lack of accountability. But no, this is just for protection."
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