; Whereas protestors commandeered the Seattle Police Department’s East Precinct after a seven-day standoff with law enforcement officers and National Guard soldiers; Whereas rather than seeking justice for George Floyd, protestors have prohibited law enforcement officers from entering the CHAZ and/or CHOP zone and have demanded anarchistic and socialist reforms, such as the abolishment of the Seattle Police Department, the abolishment of ICE in the city of Seattle, abolition of imprisonment, free public house, free colleges, and rent control; Whereas when law enforcement officers are prohibited by protestors from entering the CHAZ and/or CHOP zone, they are unable to carry out the oath they took to protect and serve the public; Whereas, on June 11, 2020, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan proclaimed, Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone #CHAZ is not a lawless wasteland of anarchist insurrection—it is a peaceful expression of our community's collective grief and their desire to build a better world ; Whereas at a press conference the next day on June 12, 2020, Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best directly contradicted Mayor Durkan, saying that Rapes, robberies and all sorts of violent acts have been occurring in the area and we’re not able to get to them. ; Whereas members of the Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club (PSJBGC), a self-described anti-fascist, anti-racist, pro-worker community defense organization, were reportedly carrying rifles in the CHAZ and/or CHOP zone; Whereas a shooting occurred on June 20, 2020, in the CHAZ and/or CHOP zone in which seven shots were fired in under three seconds and a 19-year-old man died and a 33-year-old man was in critical condition; Whereas the Seattle Police Department attempted to respond and clear the way for emergency medical services, but they were met by a violent crowd that prevented them from accessing the victims; Whereas another shooting occurred on June 21, 2020, in the CHAZ and/or CHOP zone in which the victim was transported to Harborview Medical Center and was later released