Outrage over video showing police macing child at Seattle protest

Footage captures fury of protesters who demand to know why police maced a child, and made no attempt to help

Standing among a group of peaceful anti-racism protesters in downtown Seattle on a recent Saturday afternoon, Mando Avery held his seven-year-old son’s hand as he and three generations of his African American family finished a prayer with members of their church.

Only feet away, Evan Hreha, 34, a hairstylist, arrived at the protests alone.

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