Police in Olympia arrested one person Saturday afternoon following a shooting at a violent protest between two heavily armed groups near the Capital building.
The Thurston County sheriff’s office confirmed the arrest but didn’t immediately release details.
The Olympia Police Department said the person who was shot was taken to a hospital by other civilians. That person’s injuries are unknown.
Police said they are aware of several videos involving the shooting.
Prior to the shooting, the police fail to protect the protesters who were there to support President Trump.
In the video below you will see Antifa attacking Trump supporters as the Police are standing by:
First fight breaks out between Back the blue / stop the steal protesters and Portland / Washington counter-protesters. Olympia Police are standing by. Unlawful assembly declared. #Portland #Antifa #washington #fight pic.twitter.com/VCbFxVZePP
— Independent Media PDX (@NDpendentPDX) December 12, 2020
Police arrested a person earlier in the day for a firearms violation.
A Proud Boy member was arrested for aiming his gun at Portland/ Washington counter-protesters, Olympia Police use flash bang/ crowd control munitions on counter-protesters. #Portland #Washington #olympia #olympiaprotest #protest #ProudBoys #Antifa pic.twitter.com/NMpvCxZJEe
— Independent Media PDX (@NDpendentPDX) December 12, 2020
But the police didn’t manage to stop another incident as Trump supporter shot an Antifa counter-protester.
Video in the aftermath of the shooting shows a person on the ground, and another with a handgun walking across a parking lot.
Video below:
This protester just shot a counter-protester as Antifa counter-protesters were walking protesters out to the parking lot. #Washington #portland #protest #olympia pic.twitter.com/gtThORFJan
— Independent Media PDX (@NDpendentPDX) December 12, 2020
The video was taken at Washington State Capital Campus.
Another angle of the shooting:
Right Now: Clashes Continue Sounds Of Gun Fire And Mace Sprayed During Confrontations In #Olympia #Portland #Washington pic.twitter.com/2eRoyVXxbI
— V̸̢̙̙͒̈̑̀͛̍͝engeance (@TheVengeance17) December 12, 2020
Synced video from the shooting incident:
#Olympia #Washington
Synced video surrounding shooting incident involving protesters.🎥 top: Shauna_Sowersby
🎥 bot: NDpendentPDX pic.twitter.com/1tbnzX5LsJ— John Curtis (@Johnmcurtis) December 12, 2020
Here’s an alleged up-close photo of the shooter:
Picture of the gun man from another video pic.twitter.com/SSKfupO6pE
— Everyone Hates The Police 🏴❤️ (@De__161) December 12, 2020
Video where the screenshot was taken:
Proud Boys taking off after counterprotestors as state troopers stand by. #olympiaprotest pic.twitter.com/fUNKTVMAzL
— Shauna Sowersby (@Shauna_Sowersby) December 12, 2020
Troopers said they don’t have a status on the victim.
But they did manage to arrest the shooting suspect.
A video below shows state troopers as they arrest and hogtie the shooting suspect:
Olympia Police Dept. and Washington State Troopers arrest and hogtie the shooting suspect near 10th and Columbia. #Washington #Portland #Protest #police pic.twitter.com/R9tRPBDrbu
— Independent Media PDX (@NDpendentPDX) December 12, 2020