Dozens of people marched again in Portland on Thursday night, resulting in two arrests, according to KOIN. The rioters and looters shattered store windows and tagged buildings with graffiti that police say stretched for 20 blocks. Mayor: Federal agent who shot Portland protester with crowd control weapon 'escalated' tensions, Oregon lawmakers demand answers from Trump administration after 'intolerable' federal response in Portland, 'It’s all about scoring political points' | Gov. 0000000016 00000 n Wednesday night's riot was at the ICE building on Portland's South Waterfront. Hundreds of people, spread out across the park, showed up to honor Floyd and listen to speakers.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Over the course of more than 80 days, police say they have declared a Portland event a riot 13 times, according to a newly-released timeline. 0000149133 00000 n 1307 0 obj <> endobj xref Police arrest nine people on charges of assault and interfering with police. Meanwhile, at the federal courthouse, protester Donavan Labella gets hit by a rubber round fired by federal agents. As of early July, four federal law enforcement agencies were rotating officers through Portland, including U.S. July 13: PPB officers arrest a 12-year-old boy for adding unspecified "accelerants" to a fire set on the site of the former elk statue at Southwest Main Street between Third and Fourth avenues. "It doesn't sit well by me," Wheeler said Thursday, "that the police make an arrest, somebody's processed in the jails, they're not held in, they're right back on the streets. 0000090731 00000 n 0000090800 00000 n 0000141631 00000 n
June 19: Thousands march to celebrate the Juneteenth holiday.
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Police say officers are targeted with lasers and projectiles. On Tuesday, in Southeast Portland, a demonstration at the Multnomah Building was declared a riot after demonstrators set fires inside and outside of the building. City, state and federal leaders continue to demand that President Trump pull the federal officers out of the city. Marshals Service is the lead agency. Changes are taking place in Portland and across the country, but a shift in law enforcement as a whole won’t happen overnight. He then raises the speaker above his head again, with both hands. RELATED: Who are these federal officers sent to Portland to deal with protesters? But all three said Brown's announcement caught them by surprise. by: KOIN 6 News Staff. CATHEDRAL-PARK Forest Park SPORTLÅND, West Haven-Sylvan West Slope Raleigh Hills Garden Home-Whitford JOHNS PORTSMOUTH UNIVERSITY PARK NORTHWEST INDUSTRIAL Witch's Castle PittoCk'Mansion- Hoyt Arboretum Oregon Zoo Raceway KENTON ARBOR LODGE OVERLOOK SLABTOWN NORTHWES DISTRICT PEARL Peninsula Park Rose … Timeline: Portland protests since 2016 News. 0000064521 00000 n Police say officers are pelted with baseball-sized rocks and other projectiles before they declare a riot and use tear gas to disperse the crowd. Police say someone used a slingshot to fire projectiles at federal buildings and at Portland firefighters. He is wounded shortly afterward.
This violent incident sparked a national conversation around the protests in Portland, garnering attention from news outlets around the country. Portland protests have been turning violent for nearly two months since the killng of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Rev.
Police say they are targeted once again with projectiles, and federal officers disperse the crowd with tear gas and riot munitions. 0000145937 00000 n RELATED: 'It’s all about scoring political points' | Gov. The next riots came on July 2, 3 and 4, when protesters smashed windows and broke the glass doors at the nearby federal courthouse. 0000125934 00000 n Brown, Oregon officials decry arrests by federal agents in Portland. July 11: Police arrest a protestor for shining a laser in the eyes of police.
Some shut down southbound I-5 on the Interstate Bridge. 0000085029 00000 n Police said on Thursday that at least 500 arrests have been made since the protests began. Zane Sparling contributed reporting to this article. Conflicts between protesters and police and federal agents continue, and KGW will continue to follow any updates.
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Their presence here has escalated tensions and put countless Portlanders exercising their First Amendment Rights in greater danger. 0000205977 00000 n
The move was reportedly done to protect federal buildings from protesters, but it has since been heavily criticized following reports that agents used excessive force and other controversial tactics, including refusing to wear name badges and forcing demonstrators into unmarked vehicles.
Police have also declared riots at East Precinct and at the Penumbra Kelly Building that houses some PPB and Multnomah County Sheriff's Office facilities. He was bleeding heavily from the head, and a significant amount of blood could be seen on the sidewalk after he was carried away. 0000091989 00000 n