Newser reports one person is dead and another critically injured, following a shooting in Seattle’s protest zone.<br />Law enforcement says the pre-dawn shooting on Saturday took place in the area known as CHOP, which stands for Capitol Hill Occupied Protest.<br />Seattle Police Sgt. Lauren Truscott said she didn't know how the shooting unfolded, or whether police had taken anyone into custody.<br />Clashes with protesters ended with people throwing things at police and police using tear gas and other crowd-control munitions.<br />Police have largely retreated, but city officials say they're still communicating with protest leaders, who had promised to keep the peace in the zone.
