Headquarters. Hello, im eric shawn. Arthel im arthel neville. Police say the violence began when a pro trump caravan, hundreds of vehicles long, arrived in the city just as a counter protest was getting underway. Police say some fights broke out throughout the two groups throughout the evening, they say shots were fired, about 15 minutes after the trump caravan left the downtown area. The victim has not been publicly identified and the shooter remains at large. Christina coleman is live in los angeles with more on what happened last night as we await the News Conference from merited wheeler. Christina. Reporter this is the third consecutive weekend of tension escalating between competing groups of protesters in portland. A caravan of Trump Supporters was making its way through Downtown Portland when protesters attempted to stop them by standing in the street. Some Trump Supporters fired paint ball pellets and protesters and they threw things at the caravan. The shooting happened after
[ yelling ] i got mayce in my eyes. This happened on a night with clubs from blass living matter activists and protrump supporters. During that time, the president has sought to downplay the racial rockening, portraying himself as the only thing standing between order and chaos, while casting portlands mayor as a fool. In the last few minutes joe biden unequivocally condemning the violence, saying in a statement, quote the deadly violence we saw overnight in portland is unacceptable. Shooting in the streets of a Great American city is unacceptable. I condemn this violence. Unequivocally i condemn violence of any kind by anyone, on the left or the right. I challenge trump to do the same. It doesnt matter if you find the political views of your opponent abhorrent. Any loss of life is a tragedy. We must not become a country at war with ourselves, a country that accepts the killing of fellow americans who do not agree with you, a country that souths vengeance towards one another. We are no
In February 2021, the city’s first alternative, non-police emergency response team, Portland Street Response (PSR), was launched after two years of planning and advocacy. By February 2023, its future was in jeopardy. As uncertainty around funding and future leadership hangs over PSR, the public has a plea for city hall: Fund, expand, and stabilize the program..
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