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9:08 pm, May. 31, 2020Hearing rumors of protests, armed residents line Snohomish's main street
Snohomish business owners and residents gather along First Street in Snohomish to protect their property Sunday evening. The effort was prompted after there were rumors that the town was going to be attacked on Sunday. (Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times)
Responding to rumors that protesters were coming to wreak havoc in Snohomish, scores of armed residents gathered Sunday night on First Street, the main drag of a town known for its antique shops and restaurants.
A party atmosphere prevailed — albeit a heavily armed one. People in web gear and semi-automatic weapons and handguns walked the street, drinking from plastic cups. Many people sat in the backs of pickups, chatting and keeping watch on the passing cars.
The scene oddly resembled the cruising scenes from the film “American Graffiti,” with pickups instead of classic cars and firearms instead of fuzzy dice.
On one corner, a young woman with a sign that read “Black Lives Matter” was approached by a woman who asked, “Are you Antifa?”
Snohomish Police could not be reached for more information. Marysville Police, which assisted with patrols, said on Twitter there was a “credible threat of civil unrest intent on causing damage to this amazing community.”
—John de Leon
9:08 pm, May. 31, 2020Hearing rumors of protests, armed residents line Snohomish's main street
Snohomish business owners and residents gather along First Street in Snohomish to protect their property Sunday evening. The effort was prompted after there were rumors that the town was going to be attacked on Sunday. (Mike Siegel / The Seattle Times)
Responding to rumors that protesters were coming to wreak havoc in Snohomish, scores of armed residents gathered Sunday night on First Street, the main drag of a town known for its antique shops and restaurants.
A party atmosphere prevailed — albeit a heavily armed one. People in web gear and semi-automatic weapons and handguns walked the street, drinking from plastic cups. Many people sat in the backs of pickups, chatting and keeping watch on the passing cars.
The scene oddly resembled the cruising scenes from the film “American Graffiti,” with pickups instead of classic cars and firearms instead of fuzzy dice.
On one corner, a young woman with a sign that read “Black Lives Matter” was approached by a woman who asked, “Are you Antifa?”
Snohomish Police could not be reached for more information. Marysville Police, which assisted with patrols, said on Twitter there was a “credible threat of civil unrest intent on causing damage to this amazing community.”
—John de Leon