2 sides on Olympia shootings

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Harrison Lee Feb 6, 2018

Feb 6, 2018

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                <h1>2 sides on Olympia shootings</h1>
                <h2><p>Associated Press reports that the Olympia City Council extended the public comment period Tuesday evening, allowing concerned citizens to voice their opinions about the recent shooting of two stepbrothers. The room was pretty split. Some criticized Police Chief Ronnie Roberts for ruling out racism as a cause for the shooting.</p></h2>
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               <p>By <a href="/author/harrison-lee-crosscut-com/">Harrison Lee</a></p> 
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            <p>Associated Press reports that <a href="http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Tempers-flare-at-meeting-protest-over-Olympia-police-shooting-305177401.html?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">the Olympia City Council extended the public comment period</a> Tuesday evening, allowing concerned citizens to voice their opinions about the recent shooting of two stepbrothers. The room was pretty split. Some criticized Police Chief Ronnie Roberts for ruling out racism as a cause for the shooting. Others were in support of the police officer. "There are a lot of people in the community that really appreciate the risk he took and what he did,” said one citizen. Following the City Council meeting, roughly 100 demonstrators protested outside the Olympia City Hall holding signs that read “Black lives matter” and “Black youth is not disposable.”</p>
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Associated Press reports that the Olympia City Council extended the public comment period Tuesday evening, allowing concerned citizens to voice their opinions about the recent shooting of two stepbrothers. The room was pretty split. Some criticized Police Chief Ronnie Roberts for ruling out racism as a cause for the shooting. Others were in support of the police officer. "There are a lot of people in the community that really appreciate the risk he took and what he did,” said one citizen. Following the City Council meeting, roughly 100 demonstrators protested outside the Olympia City Hall holding signs that read “Black lives matter” and “Black youth is not disposable.”

By Harrison Lee

Harrison Lee is an editorial intern at Crosscut. He is a senior at Seattle Academy. He has had journalistic experience working with Microsoft in Bangalore, India. In Seattle, he produced an investigat