Portland police declare riot after Daunte Wright vigil erupts in violence
Portland Police Bureau
Fire set outside Penumbra Kelly Building in Portland Monday night
PORTLAND, Ore. A riot was declared by Portland Police Monday night at the Penumbra Kelly building on East Burnside Avenue after protesters broke windows, threw rocks and other projectiles at police and lit a dumpster fire.
The evening began at Laurelhurst Park where a group of protesters met for a vigil for Daunte Wright, KGW reported.
Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, was killed in Minnesota on Sunday afternoon after being shot by a police officer during a traffic stop.