Shon Barnes
Shon Barnes | |
|---|---|
| Chief of the Seattle Police Department | |
| Assumed office January 31, 2025 | |
| Mayor | Bruce Harrell |
| Preceded by | Sue Rahr |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Elizabeth City State University (BA) University of Cincinnati (MS) North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (PhD) |
Shon Barnes is an American law enforcement officer, who has been the chief of the Seattle Police Department since 2025. Previously he served as the chief of police in Madison, Wisconsin.[1] He has also been a history teacher.[2]
On May 24, 2025, Barnes directed an escalation using bicycle-mounted officers to charge protesters at a counter-protest of a fundamentalist church group's rally at Cal Anderson Park in Capitol Hill, a historical LGTBQ district of Seattle. Several people were injured during the arrest.[3] The arrested protestors were directed to be released by a judge on Tuesday.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Hiruko, Ashley (December 20, 2024). "Seattle's next police chief: Mayor appoints Shon Barnes of Madison, Wisconsin to lead". www.kuow.org. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
- ^ "Mayor officially nominates Seattle's next top cop". The Seattle Times. December 20, 2024. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
- ^ jseattle (May 24, 2025). "Seattle Police make multiple arrests during counter-protest of fundamentalist church group's rally in Cal Anderson Park — UPDATES". CHS Capitol Hill Seattle. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
- ^ Daniels, Chris (May 26, 2025). "Judge orders release of 7 protesters after Cal Anderson Park rally arrests". KOMO News. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
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