Following a week of heavy tensions between police and protesters in Seattle, CHOP was formed. The occupation was spread over six blocks and served to demand changes to the Seattle Police Department.

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SEATTLE — Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan said the city will move to wind down the "Capitol Hill Organized Protest" (CHOP) zone after two weekend shootings that left one man dead. Durkan and Seattle Police ...