Protesters Filmed Damaging Amazon Store in Seattle

By Staff, Agencies

At least two people were arrested in Seattle, US state of Washington, and a police officer was in the hospital Sunday after a march through downtown devolved into property damage and looting, police said.

Footage showed protesters in Seattle smash windows at an Amazon Go store and cover it with graffiti.

The shop was among many businesses vandalized on Sunday as an anti-ICE rally turned into riots and clashes with police.

The video, filmed by conservative activist Katie Daviscourt showed a group of people attempting to break into an Amazon Go store in downtown Seattle. Masked protesters rammed the storefront with different objects and vandalized it with graffiti.

Amazon was not the only store that has been damaged in the wave of violent attacks on businesses and police that swept the city shortly after an initially peaceful protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement [ICE] agency descended into clashes with law enforcement.

Seattle police said that some three hours after the original demonstration ended, a group of people “carrying baseball bats” went on a spree of attacks, damaging businesses, a federal courthouse and two police precincts.

The group appeared to be “well-organized,” as it was engaged in “a joint effort to target specific businesses and government buildings," a police spokesperson said.

Rioters have also ransacked Starbucks, with photos on social media showing damage to yet another coffee shop.

While police used crowd-control munitions such as glass balls and pepper spray in a bid to deter protesters from further violence, the rioters did not stop at that and headed to the East Precinct which they tried to set up on fire by throwing an object resembling a firecracker inside.

The blaze was promptly extinguished, resulting in no injuries to personnel.

In the wake of the incidents, two people have been arrested so far, one for theft or attempted theft and another one for assault.