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The Seattle Mardi Gras riot occurred on February 27, 2001, when disturbances broke out in the Pioneer Square neighborhood during Mardi Gras celebrations in Seattle, Washington. There were numerous random attacks on revelers over a period of about three and a half hours. Seattle Police officers gas a man on James street in Seattle while clearing the streets after a Mardi Gras celebration which turned into a protest in Pioneer Square early the morning of Feb. 25, 2001. The murder of Kristopher "Kris" Kime (June 25, 1980 – February 28, 2001 [1]) was the killing of a 20-year-old Auburn, Washington resident and Highline Community College (Des Moines, Washington) student when he was knocked down and beaten to death during the Seattle Mardi Gras Riots in the city's Pioneer Square district in the early morning hours of February 28, 2001. Twenty-one persons are arrested including eight for weapons violations and assault. Mayor Paul Schell (1937-2014) calls for an end to the annual celebration of Mardi Gras, the day before the beginning of Lent. Fat Tuesday had been planned by businesses in Pioneer Square to celebrate Mardi Gras, the day before the beginning of Lent. Seattle Mayor Paul Schell (right) announces a Civil Society Initiative to help address the issues surrounding the Mardi Gras riot on Feb. 27-28, 2001. University of Washington professor Hubert Five months ago, a riot raged in the streets, turning Seattle's Mardi Gras celebration in Pioneer Square into a battle zone. People were beaten, robbed, property was destroyed and one man was killed. A dozen police detectives spent months painstakingly scanning videotape and photographs of the melee and rounded up as many suspects as they could. When Slaughter made his first court appearance in connection with the Mardi Gras assaults, his brother described him as a "good kid'' who had acted under the influence of alcohol. And yesterday, Abernethy said Slaughter had consumed alcohol the night of the riots. "If he could take back any of that evening, he would,'' Abernethy said. SEATTLE — A 17-year-old shown on videotape hitting one man with his fist and bashing two others with a skateboard was convicted today of second-degree murder and assault during the city's Mardi Gras riot. Jerell Thomas was found guilty in the death of 20-year-old Kristopher Kime. Mardi Gras mayhem of 2001. A worse event, because it took a life, was the Mardi Gras riots in February 2001 in Pioneer Square. Some 2,000 partiers were out of control on Saturday, the first night of celebrations, throwing rocks and tussling with police. The Seattle Mardi Gras riot occurred on February 27, 2001, when disturbances broke out in the Pioneer Square neighborhood during Mardi Gras celebrations in Seattle, Washington. There were numerous random attacks on revelers over a period of about three and a half hours. Credit: Discovery ChannelThe Seattle Mardi Gras riot occurred on February 27, 2001, when disturbances broke out in the Pioneer Square neighborhood during Mar Seattle Police officers gas a man on James street in Seattle while clearing the streets after a Mardi Gras celebration which turned into a protest in Pioneer Square early the morning of Feb. 25, 2001. Only one woman reported sexual assault connected to the Mardi Gras riots, Wingstrand said. In the five months after Mardi Gras, more than two dozen people were arrested. Jerell Thomas, 18, of the Seattle area, was convicted of second-degree murder in the death of Kime and sentenced to 15 years in prison. Thanks to our local media, this is the idea of the 2001 Mardi Gras riots that most people carry with them. The poster victim of Fat Tuesday, Kris Kime, was also white, and police now say the A 19-year-old Shoreline man was sentenced to three years in prison Friday for using brass knuckles to attack revelers during Seattle's rowdy Mardi Gras celebration this year. It seems like that last Fat Tuesday riot in 2001 was the biggest news story since the WTO riots but it didn't last long because shortly before 11am the next morning was when the Nisqually earthquake hit. Then that was all we could talk about through September 10th. r/SeattleWA is the active Reddit community for Seattle, Washington and the Puget Sound area! Do you want lively open discussions, upcoming events, local artist creations, community meet-ups, Seattle history, current news, community outreach, and careful transparent moderation? This place is for you. Background. Pioneer Square was often described as the center of Seattle's nightlife at the time with its numerous bars and clubs. The neighborhood had been the site of Mardi Gras celebrations since 1977; with more than 90 civilians and 30 officers injured during disorders in 1979. [1] The Seattle Mardi Gras riot occurred on February 27, 2001, when disturbances broke out in the Pioneer Square neighborhood during Mardi Gras celebrations in S Aaron Slaughter, one of the most visible aggressors in the Mardi Gras riots in Pioneer Square in February, pleaded guilty yesterday to four charges connected to the melee. The 19-year-old Slaughter, who was photographed and televised wearing brass knuckles during the disturbances, pleaded guilty to second-degree assault and rioting, both
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