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Police released bodycam footage Monday evening showing Sunday afternoon protests in downtown that turned violent.
Authorities said a dozen Seattle police officers were hurt and one was hospitalized from the protests.
The video shows protesters approaching the West Precinct and a man holding an umbrella to intentionally block the view of a security camera.
Police said officers moved in to escort the person away from the doors and were immediately assaulted with bottles, street cones, and fireworks. One officer was struck in the neck and injured by fragmentation from one of the explosions resulting in that officer being hospitalized, police said.
During the confrontation, officers used OC spray and stop the assault from the crowd. Officers arrested one person for assault and a second for theft of a police bicycle.
The department said they released the video ,"in an attempt to be transparent and will continue to release videos of significant incidents."
The injuries occurred after an initial group peacefully gathered at Westlake Center for an Abolish ICE rally around 10:30 a.m. But a few hours later, another group armed with baseball bats joined the group and marching south on 5th Avenue, according to Seattle Police.
The injuries to the officers were mostly minor, but one police officer was taken to a local hospital for treatment for burns to their neck, authorities said.
The group began smashing windows and leaving graffiti behind on some businesses along the way, eventually moving to 3rd Avenue where more businesses were looted, had windows smashed and walls tagged with graffiti, police said.
One of the damaged businesses was the Victrola Coffee Roasters at 3rd Avenue and Pine Street. The Seattle Municipal Court Building was also vandalized.
Damage done during downtown demonstration (Seattle Police Department)
A KOMO News crews arrived at the demonstration as it moved down 3rd Avenue but were pushed out of the way by the group of demonstrators.
The group eventually made their way to the West Precinct at 8th and Virginia Street, where they attempted to break into the building and clashed with officers, police said.
"The protesters that were outside the west precinct then lit what was described as mortar type fireworks and then threw these fireworks at officers from a very close range," said Sgt. Lauren Truscott with Seattle Police.
Two of the injured officers suffered cuts while a third officer was burned in their neck by a firework and was later taken to a local hospital.
Police made two arrests outside the West Precinct; one for investigation of theft, and the other for assault.
But the group wasn't finished and marched up to Capitol Hill where they smashed more windows and continued looting, Seattle Police said. Photos from the scene showed a Starbucks store had its windows smashed out.
A small fire was set inside one of the damaged Capitol Hill businesses but was quickly extinguished, police said.
