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| Seattle protests: One person killed after car strikes protesters | |
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| A person has died after a car sped into a group of protesters in Seattle. | |
| Summer Taylor, 24, who was non-binary, died hours later. A woman was also seriously hurt and a suspect has been arrested. | |
| The car "drove through the closure and struck multiple pedestrians", a Washington State Patrol tweet said. | The car "drove through the closure and struck multiple pedestrians", a Washington State Patrol tweet said. |
| There has been prolonged unrest in Seattle since African-American George Floyd died in police custody in Minneapolis in May. | There has been prolonged unrest in Seattle since African-American George Floyd died in police custody in Minneapolis in May. |
| Protests have been widespread across the US under the Black Lives Matter movement. | Protests have been widespread across the US under the Black Lives Matter movement. |
| The incident with the vehicle occurred on Saturday morning at a southbound section of Interstate-5 that had been shut ahead of a women's march. | The incident with the vehicle occurred on Saturday morning at a southbound section of Interstate-5 that had been shut ahead of a women's march. |
| Part of the protest had been live-streamed on social media under the headline "Black Femme March takes I-5". | Part of the protest had been live-streamed on social media under the headline "Black Femme March takes I-5". |
| Footage posted on Twitter showed a white car speeding along the highway at about 01:40 (08:40 GMT), before swerving to avoid two stationary vehicles positioned as a roadblock, then hitting the two people. | Footage posted on Twitter showed a white car speeding along the highway at about 01:40 (08:40 GMT), before swerving to avoid two stationary vehicles positioned as a roadblock, then hitting the two people. |
| The suspect - 27-year-old Dawit Kelete of Seattle - has been charged with two counts of vehicular assault. Police have not said whether it was a targeted attack. | The suspect - 27-year-old Dawit Kelete of Seattle - has been charged with two counts of vehicular assault. Police have not said whether it was a targeted attack. |
| More on the US protests | More on the US protests |