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July 6, 2020

Antiracist Activist Summer Taylor Killed by Driver Who Targeted Crowd of Protesters
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In Seattle, 24-year-old antiracist activist Summer Taylor was killed
Saturday evening when a driver rammed a crowd of protesters on a closed
section of Interstate 5. A second protester was hospitalized in serious
condition. The driver fled the scene but was chased down by another
protester and arrested. Investigators say they don't have a motive in
the killing. Summer Taylor was an animal lover who worked full-time at a
Seattle veterinary clinic.


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