1 person killed and 5 others injured when an armed resident confronted protesters outside his home in Portland, Oregon, police say.
One person was killed and five other people were injured when an armed resident confronted protesters outside his home in Portland, Oregon, late Saturday.
"This incident started with a confrontation between an armed homeowner and armed protesters," the Portland Police Bureau said in a statement Sunday.the police shooting of Amir LockeShortly after gunfire broke out, responding authorities discovered a dead woman or girl, police said. Two men and three women were taken to hospitals in unknown condition, they said.
Police, who didn't acknowledge the violence happened during a protest against law enforcement violence, complained that witnesses haven't come forward. Some of the same Black and progressive activists have long criticized Portland authorities for what they see as biased policing. Last year the American Civil Liberties Union alleged that Black suspects are overrepresented in police shootings and that officers indiscriminately arrest demonstrators on the political left.
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