A man was shot and killed in downtown Portland Saturday night as violence broke out all over the city amid clashes between a participants in a pro-Trump caravan and Antifa counter-protesters.
According to The Oregonian, police found “camouflage gear with infidel and thin blue line patches, which commonly indicate support for law enforcement.” Eyewitness accounts suggest the shooter may be a black male.
(Real) Medics tried to save the shooting victim in downtown Portland. It is a white male contrary to what antifa journalists and accounts said about it being a black victim. pic.twitter.com/jzE2ffqN73
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) August 30, 2020
EXCLUSIVE: I can confirm it is a homicide. The person shot in downtown Portland is deceased.
Some witnesses are saying the suspect shooter is a black male. Police have not released an official suspect description.
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) August 30, 2020
The leader of conservative protesters “Patriot Prayer” – Joey Gibson, showed up to the scene of the shooting, after which he was chased off by Antifa. Gibson took refuge in a gas station.
Joey Gibson showed up pic.twitter.com/UoY9zvwlLJ
— Sergio Olmos (@MrOlmos) August 30, 2020
Gibson has gone into a local gas station, protestors try to open the doors pic.twitter.com/Nb3d3iIsOA
— Sergio Olmos (@MrOlmos) August 30, 2020
Police eventually cleared the scene.
Police move and move protestors away from the gas station pic.twitter.com/FJNnewoXcm
— Sergio Olmos (@MrOlmos) August 30, 2020
Earlier in the day, pro-Trump supporters and counter-protesters squared off. At one point, a man reportedly filming the license plates of conservative attendees was beaten. As he falls, you can see his arms fly straight forward in the ‘fencing response,’ suggesting possible brain damage. He was later interviewed speaking coherently, however.
Doxxer down #portland https://t.co/x7ndE7OsfV
— Cacti (@SCCacti) August 30, 2020
As day turned to night, skirmishes continued between the factions.
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