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yesA man was shot and killed during demonstrations in the city of Portland, Oregon. The incident occurred on Saturday night (local time) on the sidelines of two demonstrations, according to local media.
As a result, there were clashes between supporters of US President Donald Trump and protesters from the Black Lives Matter movement. In the city center, protesters confronted a caravan of around 600 vehicles of Trump supporters and fighting broke out. One person was shot in the chest. According to rescuers, the victim died at the scene. Initially no further details were known. Police said they had arrested several people. It will be determined by homicide.
Three shots were fired, according to a freelance photographer for the AP news agency. According to him, the victim is said to be a white male. Police said: “Portland officers heard gunshots from the area of Southeast 3rd Avenue and Southwest Alder Street. They responded and found a man with a gunshot wound to the chest. The paramedics reacted and found that the victim was dead. “
There have been nightly protests in Portland since the police murder of black boy George Floyd in Minneapolis more than three months ago. For months there have been protests against racism and police violence in the city, as well as right-wing counter-demonstrations, some of which have escalated into violence. President Donald Trump sent federal police officers to the city nearly three months ago to contain the protests.
