Photo gallery: Seattle-area protests, Monday, June 8

Originally published June 8, 2020 at 10:00 amUpdated June 8, 2020 at 7:46 pm

Protesters move their demonstration to the front door of the East precinct of the Seattle Police Department after police and National Guard vacated the area, Monday, June 8, 2020 in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)

Eleventh Avenue at East Pine Street has become a expression of free thought Monday. Protesters surge toward the East Precinct as demonstrations continued Monday, June 8, 2020. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Protesters enjoy their newfound access to the intersection of 12th Avenue and East Pine Street, outside the Seattle Police East Precinct. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Having breached the barricades that police errected at 11th Avenue and East Pine Street, and with police having left the block, protesters put up barriers of their own. A short time later they opted to remove those barricades, and left in place only the concrete blocks placed there previously by police. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Protesters move barricades at the East precinct of the Seattle Police Department after police and National Guard left the scene, Monday, June 8, 2020 in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)

Police are seen leaving the East Precinct of the Seattle Police Department with boxes, Monday on Seattle’s Capitol Hill. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)

Protesters gather at East Pine Street and 11th Avenue near the East Precinct of the Seattle Police Department, Monday on Seattle’s Capitol Hill. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)

National Guard troops are seen at the boarded and fenced East Precinct of the Seattle Police Department on Monday on Seattle’s Capitol Hill.
(Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)

In a secure area, fencing is seen in rolls outside the East Precinct of the Seattle Police Departmen on Seattle’s Capitol Hill on Monday. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)

Protesters gather at East Pine Street and 11th Avenue on Monday near the East Precinct of the Seattle Police Department on Seattle’s Capitol Hill. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)

Protesters gather at East Pine Street and 11th Avenue near the East Precinct of the Seattle Police Department on Seattle’s Capitol Hill on Monday.

(Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)

Members of the Snohomish County Public Defenders, legal professionals, students and others gather at the Snohomish County campus courtyard for a noon Monday rally and march. At lower center of photo, speaking, is public defender Erika Bleyl. Public defenders across the country were scheduled to hold demonstrations in front of their respective districts in support of racial justice and police accountability. (Greg Gilbert / The Seattle Times)

Members of the Snohomish County Public Defenders, legal professionals, students and others gather near the Snohomish County Courthouse in downtown Everett on Monday for a march in solidarity calling for justice on behalf of those who have been abused or killed by police. (Greg Gilbert / The Seattle Times)

Corinne Taylor created two murals at the Hugo House, a writers’ community on Capitol Hill near the center of many recent protests. “The biggest hope would be that it’s not just one more name to be added to the already long and needless deaths that have already happened,” she said Monday. “I think it’s beautiful to see everyone come together and be out in the streets and fighting for change and hopefully that people who can change things will be able to listen.” (Erika Schultz / The Seattle Times)

Candles are lit at a memorial to George Floyd in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. (Erika Schultz / The Seattle Times)

The words above this Capitol Hill memorial read, “Rest in power to those killed during George Floyd rebellion.” (Erika Schultz / The Seattle Times)

Recology employees prepare to haul away two dumpsters that were burned during protests late Sunday night and into Monday morning near the Seattle Police Department East Precinct headquarters on Capitol Hill. (Erika Schultz / The Seattle Times)

Photos of people who died from police violence are seen as protesters gather at Othello Park, before the “We Want to Live” march begins Sunday in Seattle, as demonstrations sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis continue. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)

A man drives toward the crowd at 11th and Pine, injuring at least one person, before exiting the car and brandishing a firearm. The man reaching into the car to stop it was shot in the arm. Seattle saw protests sparked by the death of George Floyd move into a second week Sunday, June 7. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Protesters attend the “We Want to Live March for Black Lives and To End Violence,” Sunday, June 7, 2020 in Seattle, as demonstrations sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis continue. 214183 (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)

Protesters march toward Rainier Avenue along Othello during the “We Want to Live” march Sunday in Seattle, as demonstrations sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis continue. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)

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