Officers arrested 23 people at a protest inside Cal Anderson Park Saturday afternoon.
Police working to keep two different groups apart, witnessed multiple people inside one group throw items at the opposing group around 1:30 PM Saturday. Officers immediately moved to arrest the people responsible, and while taking the individuals into custody, were assaulted by more protesters, resulting in even more arrests. In total, officers arrested 11 during the inital scuffle.
Officers escorted the arrested individuals out of the crowd and later transported them to the Seattle Police West Precinct for processing.
Police stayed on the scene for the remainder of the event.
Throughout the afternoon, 12 additional arrests were made for assault and obstruction.
At approximately 5:30 PM, Troopers with the Washington State Patrol arrived at the scene to provide officers with a brief opportunity to rest.
One officer was treated and released from the hospital for an injury sustained during the protests.
In total, police arrested 22 individuals for charges of assault and obstruction and booked them into King County Jail. Officers also arrested one juvenile for obstruction, who was released from the precinct.
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