by Tyler Durden
Tuesday, Apr 13, 2021 - 08:23 AM
Hundreds of protesters gathered in Portland on Monday night in opposition to the police killing of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old who was shot and killed during a traffic stop on Sunday afternoon in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. A crowd of about 200 have gathered near the Kelly Penumbra building. Projectiles including bottles, rocks, and large fireworks have been thrown at police. Windows have been broken, Portland Police tweeted.
A crowd of about 200 have gathered near the Kelly Penumbra building. Projectiles including bottles, rocks and large fireworks have been thrown at police. Windows have been broken. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/Jsrl63LeCJ
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Riot Breaks Out in Portland over Shooting of Daunte Wright in Minnesota
13 Apr 2021
Portland, Oregon, police declared a protest over the shooting death of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, to be a riot after the crowd turned violent Monday night. Police made multiple arrests after orders to disperse were ignored.
At about 8:30 p.m. Monday night, a crowd gathered at the Penumbra Kelly Building and began throwing objects at police officers, according to a statement from Portland Police Bureau officials. The crowd removed barrier tape and threw glass bottles, frozen water bottles, rocks, ball bearings, and other objects at officers. They also shot fireworks at the police.
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The night featured two vigils: One, held in Tom McCall Waterfront Park, heard speeches from Black Portlanders on their frustration and despair in the face of yet another Black life lost to police violence. The other began in Laurelhurst Park with quiet candle lighting and ended with Portland police declaring a riot after attendees shattered windows of the Penumbra Kelly Building on East Burnside.
The demonstration signaled the start of Portland s fair-weather protest season, echoing the rage, fear, and frustrations on display during 2020 s protests against police brutality. Last year s largest protests began in late May, after Minneapolis officers killed another Black man, George Floyd. Wright s death in the suburb of Brooklyn Center took place just 10 miles from where Derek Chauvin, an ex-officer charged with Floyd s death, is now facing trial.
Several protest events unfolded in Portland on Monday night in opposition to police killings and the death of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man shot