PICTURED: 16-year-old boy shot dead inside CHOP as cops release footage of gunmen prowling streets inside the zone on the night he died
- Antonio Mays Jr was killed in the early hours of Monday morning inside CHOP
- Eyewitnesses say the area's armed security fired at the Jeep his was driving
- A 14-year-old boy was also critically wounded in the shooting
- A second teen, Lorenzo Anderson, 19, was shot dead in the area on June 20
- Police have released a video documenting the acts of violence inside CHOP over the last few weeks; gunmen are seen prowling on the night of Mays Jr's death
The 16-year-old boy shot dead inside Seattle's Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) zone has been named as Antonio Mays Jr.
Mays Jr was killed in the early hours of Monday morning after eyewitnesses say the area's armed security fired at the Jeep his was driving. A 14-year-old boy was also critically wounded in the shooting.
Seattle police on Wednesday reclaimed their precinct in the city's 'occupied' protest zone after the mayor finally issued an early morning executive order to vacate the area.
Law enforcement also released a video documenting the acts of violence inside CHOP over the last few weeks. Gunmen are seen prowling through the area on the night of Mays Jr's death.
One eyewitness said 300 rounds were fired on the night of his killing.
DailyMail.com has contacted police for the latest on their investigation into the fatal shooting to determine where any of those in the video are suspects.
His death marked the second fatal shooting in the area after a 19-year-old was killed on June 20.
Antonio Mays Jr was killed in the early hours of Monday morning inside CHOP
Police have released a video documenting the acts of violence inside CHOP over the last few weeks; gunmen are seen prowling on the night of Mays Jr's death
DailyMail.com has contacted police for the latest on their investigation into the fatal shooting to determine where any of those in the video are suspects
Protesters had occupied several blocks around a park and the Seattle Police Department's East Precinct after officers abandoned the building following clashes with protesters calling for an end to police brutality.
At least 23 people were arrested at the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) zone Wednesday which has seen two deadly shootings and crime rise by more than 500 per cent in just over three weeks.
A second teen, Lorenzo Anderson, 19, was shot dead on the protest area on June 20.
His father, Horace Lorenzo Anderson, said: 'This doesn't look like a protest to me no more. That just looks like they just took over and said we can take over whenever we want to.'
A second teen, Lorenzo Anderson, 19, was shot dead in the area on June 20
Volunteer medic Marty Jackson had described the area as an 'active war zone' and said: 'I don't think we're gonna stop here.'
Speaking outside the precinct Wednesday morning police chief Carmen Best confirmed her officers had reclaimed the precinct, with the help of Bellevue police and the FBI, but could not offer a timeframe on when they would move back in.
She said: 'Our job is to support peaceful demonstration but what has happened on these streets over the last two weeks is lawless and it's brutal and bottom line it is simply unacceptable.'
Volunteer medic Marty Jackson had described the area as an 'active war zone' and said: 'I don't think we're gonna stop here'
Officers in riot gear issued a dispersal order at 5am leading to the 23 arrests within just 30 minutes amid fears the protesters could now move to West Precinct
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