Photo Gallery: Seattle demonstrators gather for sixth day

Originally published June 3, 2020 at 4:56 pmUpdated June 3, 2020 at 9:04 pm

Protesters chant at Pine Street and 11th Avenue where a police barricade is set up and blocking the Seattle Police East Precinct on Wednesday. This is the sixth consecutive day of protests, sparked by the death of George Floyd at the hands of police. (Amanda Snyder / The Seattle Times)

Protesters chant at Pine Street and 11th Avenue where a police barricade is set up and blocking the Seattle Police East Precinct on Wednesday. This is the sixth consecutive day of protests, sparked by the death of George Floyd at the hands of police. (Amanda Snyder / The Seattle Times)

Poet and singer Marissa “Rio” Chanae Hunter sings the Black national anthem, “Lift every voice and sing” outside Seattle City Hall on Wednesday.
(Amanda Snyder / The Seattle Times)

Protesters wait outside Seattle City Hall as Mayor Jenny Durkan and Police Chief Carmen Best meet with protest leaders and longtime community activists Wednesday amid the “Defund Seattle Police March and Rally for Black Lives” event in which people marched from Cal Anderson Park. (Amanda Snyder / The Seattle Times)

Demonstrators take to the steps of Seattle City Hall on Wednesday. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and Police Chief Carmen Best meet with community and protest leaders Wednesday in Seattle.
(Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Rashyla Levitt, left, and David Lewis question Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and Police Chief Carmen Best.
(Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Maurice Washington talks to the mayor and police chief Wednesday about addressing concerns of protesters.
(Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and Police Chief Carmen Best meet with community and protest leaders Wednesday.
(Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and Police Chief Carmen Best meet with community and protest leaders Wednesday. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Activist and attorney Nikkita Oliver speaks about the meeting with Mayor Jenny Durkan outside Seattle City Hall during the “Defund Seattle Police March and Rally for Black Lives” event Wednesday. (Amanda Snyder / The Seattle Times)

Protesters stretch back to the next block on James Street and wait outside as Mayor Jenny Durkan and Police Chief Carmen Best meet with protest leaders and longtime community activists Wednesday in Seattle. (Amanda Snyder / The Seattle Times)

Mayor Jenny Durkan comes out of City Hall after a meeting with protest leaders and longtime community activists on Wednesday afternoon in Seattle. (Amanda Snyder / The Seattle Times)

Peaceful protesters amass on the west side of City Hall in Seattle on Wednesday as demonstrations continue, sparked by the death of George Floyd, a Black man killed by Minneapolis police. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)

Peaceful protesters amass, as a cyclist looks for a spot on the west side of Seattle City Hall on Wednesday. Demonstrations were sparked by the death of George Floyd, a Black man killed by Minneapolis police on May 25. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)

Peaceful protesters listen to speakers, including the mayor who spoke briefly and got booed, on the west side of Seattle City Hall on Wednesday. Demonstrations were sparked by the death of George Floyd, a Black man killed by Minneapolis police on May 25. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)

Hundreds of protesters sit down on James street outside of City Hall in Seattle, where Mayor Jenny Durkan met with protest leaders Wednesday. (Amanda Snyder / The Seattle Times)

Demonstrators gather outside Seattle City Hall on Wednesday. (Amanda Snyder / The Seattle Times)

Pedestrians walk past The Paramount Theatre on Wednesday. (Erika Schultz / The Seattle Times)

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Seattle Times staff photographers

Seattle Times staff photographers