Seattle to pay millions to settle lawsuit over damages from George Floyd-inspired 'autonomous zone' protests

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Seattle to pay millions to settle lawsuit over damages from George Floyd-inspired 'autonomous zone' protests
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Seattle agreed to a $3.65 million settlement with residents and business owners over the city's handling of a so-called autonomous zone known as CHOP during the 2020 riots.

agreed to settle a lawsuit with business owners and residents over the city's 2020 handling of the so-called autonomous zone protests originally dubbed the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest .

Cement and wood barricades bear the name CHOP June 16, 2020, inside what has been named the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest zone in Seattle. A protester stands on a barricade with his fist raised June 26, 2020, at the CHOP zone in Seattle as trucks from the Seattle Department of Transportation are staged behind him.

The businesses that joined the suit said they wanted to hold the city accountable for the destruction and violence the CHOP zone caused, KING 5 reported. Police Chief Carmen Best

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