- A man with a gun drove his car into a crowd of protesters in
Seattle and shot someone on Sunday evening, the city's police and fire departments confirmed. - Videos showed the man leaving his car, brandishing a gun, and running into a crowd of protesters.
- A protester told a journalist he was trying to disarm the gunman when he got shot. "My whole thing was to protect those people," he said.
A man drove his car into a crowd of protesters in Seattle and shot someone during a demonstration on Sunday evening.
The Seattle Police Department said on Twitter that it took a suspect into custody. The city's fire department said in a tweet that it transported a 27-year-old man to a hospital and that he was in stable condition.
Videos posted on Twitter showed the man leaving his car, brandishing a gun, and running into a crowd of protesters. (Warning: Graphic video.)
—koush (@koush) June 8, 2020
—Michael Spears (@MichaelKIRO7) June 8, 2020
A journalist named Alex Garland posted a video of a man who said he was attempting to disarm the shooter when he was shot.
"My whole thing was to protect those people," he told Garland as medics held his wounded arm.
—Alex Garland (@AGarlandPhoto) June 8, 2020
Seattle's police department and fire department did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for additional comment.