After deadly shooting in downtown Portland, Mayor Ted Wheeler called for people on all sides to end the violence. 'It doesn't matter who you are or what your politics are. We have to all stop the violence.'
of"fanning the flames of hate and division in our society" as other Democratic leaders condemn the violence.in Oregon's largest city entered their fourth month.
Police stand guard in Portland, Oregon, on Aug. 29, 2020. One person was shot and killed Saturday night in Portland as a large caravan of President Donald Trump supporters clashed in the streets with Black Lives Matter protesters. It wasn't clear if the deadly shooting was linked to the demonstrations.
"Portland Police responded to scenes of fights, disturbances and collisions throughout downtown and made some arrests," police said in a statement early Sunday.The caravan of vehicles left the downtown area by about 8:30 p.m. local time, according to police. Over the next two hours, groups of people moved through downtown streets and there was"sporadic fighting and vandalism," police said. The crowds slowly began to dissipate around midnight.
Trump took to Twitter early Sunday to comment on the latest violence in Portland, calling the city's mayor"incompetent" and"a fool." Whilea video that purportedly showed Trump supporters in their cars firing paintballs and pepper spray at counterprotesters on the street, the president said that the"big backlash going on in Portland cannot be unexpected."
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