Photos: Seattle protesters demonstrate against police brutality

Originally published July 7, 2016 at 9:55 pmUpdated July 8, 2016 at 7:48 am

Protesters demonstrate along Stewart Street in downtown Seattle near the US District Court building in reaction to the recent deaths of Philando Castile in Minnesota, Alton Sterling in Louisiana, and other African Americans who have died from officer involved shootings. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Protesters demonstrate along Stewart Street in downtown Seattle near the US District Court building in reaction to the recent deaths of Philando Castile in Minnesota, Alton Sterling in Louisiana, and other African Americans who have died from officer involved shootings. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

A protester demonstrates on 4th Avenue in downtown Seattle in reaction to the recent deaths of Philando Castile in Minnesota, Alton Sterling in Louisiana, and other African Americans who have died from law enforcement violence. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Andrè Taylor, brother of Che Taylor, who was fatally shot by Seattle police, speaks during a vigil at Westlake Park in downtown Seattle following the recent deaths of Philando Castile, 32, in Minnesota and Alton Sterling, 37, in Louisiana. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Andrè Taylor, brother of Che Taylor, who was killed by Seattle police, speaks during a vigil at Westlake Park in downtown Seattle following the recent deaths of Philando Castile in Minnesota and Alton Sterling in Louisiana. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

A demonstrator creates a sign during a vigil at Westlake Park in downtown Seattle following the recent deaths of Philando Castile in Minnesota and Alton Sterling in Louisiana. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Marchers occupy the intersection of 5th and Cherry outside the Seattle Police Headquarters, and begin to invite others to speak. A planned rally at Westlake Park to protest and remember recent victims grew into a larger protest that took to the streets of Seattle Thursday, July 7, 2016. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Protesters shout at police as they march down Third Avenue Thursday night. A planned rally at Westlake Park to protest and remember recent victims grew into a larger protest that took to the streets of Seattle Thursday, July 7, 2016. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Marchers occupy the intersection of 5th and Cherry outside the Seattle Police Headquarters. A planned rally at Westlake Park to protest and remember recent victims grew into a larger protest that took to the streets of Seattle Thursday, July 7, 2016. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Leaders of the impromptu march consider what to do next as they form a circle at 5th nd Cherry near Seattle Police Headquarters. A planned rally at Westlake Park to protest and remember recent victims grew into a larger protest that took to the streets of Seattle Thursday, July 7, 2016. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Marchers form a circle at the intersection of 5th and Cherry outside Seattle Police Headquarters. A planned rally at Westlake Park to protest and remember recent victims grew into a larger protest that took to the streets of Seattle Thursday, July 7, 2016. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Protesters demonstrate by an interstate on ramp near 5th Avenue and Cherry Street on Thursday, July 7, 2016 in reaction to the deaths of Philando Castile in Minnesota and Alton Sterling in Louisiana, and of other African Americans who died at the hands of law enforcement. (Lindsey Wasson/The Seattle Times)

Protesters demonstrate near 7th Avenue and James Street on Thursday, July 7, 2016 in reaction to the deaths of Philando Castile in Minnesota and Alton Sterling in Louisiana, and of other African Americans who died at the hands of law enforcement. (Lindsey Wasson/The Seattle Times)

Protesters take to the streets and head to the US Courthouse Thursday. A planned rally at Westlake Park to protest and remember recent victims grew into a larger protest that took to the streets of Seattle Thursday, July 7, 2016. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

More than a 1,000 protest peacefully on the steps of the federal courthouse at Seventh and Stewart in Seattle on Thursday evening. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

The rally at Westlake begins to grow, and grow more angry leading to a protest that took to the streets. A planned rally at Westlake Park to protest and remember recent victims grew into a larger protest that took to the streets of Seattle Thursday, July 7, 2016. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Protesters take the intersection of 5th and Cherry next to the Seattle Police Department to express their discontent with police violence. A planned rally at Westlake Park to protest and remember recent victims grew into a larger protest that took to the streets of Seattle Thursday, July 7, 2016. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

Protesters demonstrate near 7th Avenue and Cherry Street on Thursday, July 7, 2016 in reaction to the deaths of Philando Castile in Minnesota and Alton Sterling in Louisiana, and of other African Americans who died at the hands of law enforcement. (Lindsey Wasson/The Seattle Times)

Protesters stand off with Seattle Police at 7th Ave. and James St. at an I5 off-ramp during a Black Lives Matter protest in Seattle after the shooting deaths of Alton Sterling and Philandro Castile at Thursday, July 7, 2016. (Lindsey Wasson / The Seattle Times)

Protesters demonstrate near 7th Avenue and James Street on Thursday, July 7, 2016 in reaction to the deaths of Philando Castile in Minnesota and Alton Sterling in Louisiana, and of other African Americans who died at the hands of law enforcement. (Lindsey Wasson/The Seattle Times)

Seattle Police deploy blast balls at the intersection of 7th Avenue and James Street as marchers head for the highway Thursday night. The group continued to march for a couple of hours after. (Lindsey Wasson / The Seattle Times)

Protesters demonstrate near 7th Avenue and Cherry Street on Thursday, July 7, 2016 in reaction to the deaths of Philando Castile in Minnesota and Alton Sterling in Louisiana, and of other African Americans who died at the hands of law enforcement. (Lindsey Wasson/The Seattle Times)

Protesters demonstrate by an interstate on ramp near 5th Avenue and Cherry Street on Thursday, July 7, 2016 in reaction to the deaths of Philando Castile in Minnesota and Alton Sterling in Louisiana, and of other African Americans who died at the hands of law enforcement. (Lindsey Wasson/The Seattle Times)

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Demonstrators marched through downtown Seattle Thursday night, protesting against officer-involved shootings in Louisiana and Minnesota.

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More than 1,000 people marched through downtown Seattle Thursday night, decrying fatal, officer-involved shootings in Louisiana and Minnesota earlier this week. Look here for updates.

More than 1,000 people took to downtown Seattle streets in the wake of the fatal shootings of Philando Castile in Minnesota and Alton Sterling in Louisiana. (Lindsey Wasson, Jessica Lee, Dean Rutz, EJ Smith and Corinne Chin / The Seattle Times)

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