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A further two people were arrested in Portland after a shot was fired at the city’s Lownsdale Park, where officers alsoA demonstrator is charged by federal officers during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Mark O.KEY FACTS
One person suffered non-life threatening gunshot wounds and was taken to hospital in a private vehicle, Portland Police DepartmentIt is not yet known whether the incident is linked to demonstrations, which have taken place every night in Portland since the death of George Floyd on May 25. A protest which began peacefully on Sunday became violent overnight, with federal agents deploying tear gas and pepper balls.
Federal agents declared an unlawful assembly in the early hours of Monday and pushed protesters back from the area surrounding the Mark O. Hatfield United States courthouse.of six people on Sunday after protesters breached the fence surrounding the city’s courthouse.Federal agents have clashed with Portland protesters for days now, after the Trump administration deployed them to the city as part of the Operation Legend plan to crack down on violent crime.
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