Portland police declare a riot, protestors attack federal courthouse as demonstrations against racial injustice continue across the US
Federal agents pepper-sprayed Beck, 46, and hundreds of others during a raucous protest Saturday night outside the federal courthouse in Portland, which has seen 58 straight days of protests sparked by theand the Memorial Day death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police.
posted on its official Twitter account."Portland Police have declared a riot on SW 3rd Ave. Leave the area to the west." President Donald Trump has said he sent the officers to Portland earlier this month to protect federal property. In recent days, Trump also directed federal officers to Seattle to confront protesters and threatened to do the same in other Democratic-led cities where activists have demanded police reform since Floyd's death more than two months ago on May 25.at least six officers were injured during Friday night's protest in Portland.
Beck, an environmental analyst at a laboratory, said he attended Saturday's protest to voice anger at the federal presence. At one point, he stood by his bike and yelled at the federal agent separated from him by the tall steel-and-concrete fence. "We've been quiet," said Denica Coombs, 37."We told society that there needed to be justice. And there is no justice, so there will be no peace."
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