The exterior of the Seattle police department's East Precinct building is shown on Saturday, June 13, 2020, in Seattle. Credit: KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer We know who made the call to leave Seattle Policeâs East Precinct last summer, finally Jul 09, 2021 Recall June 2020. George Floyd has been murdered by police in Minneapolis, and the video of his death is so shocking that people across the nation pour onto the streets in protest. In Seattle, demonstrators face off with police at their outpost in the bohemian Capitol Hill neighborhood. Most protests wane, but this one grows stronger. People return night after night, undeterred by cops shooting rubber blast balls and spraying chemical gases. A yellow-greenish haze drifts through the neighborhood.