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A few days after the shooting in the American city of Kenosha, another man was shot and killed on the sidelines of protests in Portland, Oregon. The incident occurred on Saturday night, local time, on the sidelines of rallies of supporters and opponents of the President of the United States, Donald Trump, according to local media.
According to this, approximately 2,500 Trump supporters marched through the city with several hundred cars. This provoked clashes with left-wing groups. Trump himself wants to travel to Kenosha on Tuesday; Protests rocked the city after a police officer was shot in the back by a black man.
Homicide investigation
What exactly happened in Portland is still unclear. The dead person is said to be a Trump supporter. Police have not yet released any more precise information on his identity and have not commented who should have shot. He is being investigated for murder.
Since the death of the African American George Floyd († 46) in a brutal police operation in Minneapolis in late May, there have been repeated demonstrations in the northwestern city of the United States. In other American cities, too, people have taken to the streets for weeks to protest police violence against blacks.
Trump wants to get an idea in Kenosha
Meanwhile, Trump announces that he will get an overview of the situation in Kenosha on Tuesday. In the Wisconsin state city, two people were shot to death during protests on Wednesday night. A 17-year-old boy was arrested as a shooter in the neighboring state of Illinois. He had been with other armed civilians who claimed they wanted to protect property from looting.
The fatal shots were filmed by eyewitnesses. The 17-year-old has been charged with murder and attempted murder.
Trump will meet with security authorities in Kenosha and discuss the damage after the riots in recent days, says a White House spokesman.
New details on controversial police operation
Meanwhile, small details are known about the police operation, in which a Kenosha police officer shot seven times in the back Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old black man, a week ago. A video that sparked the current protests shows a police officer shooting at him as he opens the driver’s door of his car and leans over. Blake’s kids were in the car.
A knife was found on the floor on the driver’s side, according to Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul. When asked, he did not provide any information on whether Blake had a knife in his hand. It was also said that police twice tried to stun Blake with a stun gun, but it didn’t work.
The Kenosha Police Union said Blake had been arrested on charges of sexual assault. The cops also saw a knife in his hand and there was a physical altercation between Blake and the cops. Blake’s lawyers tell CNN that these claims are “exaggerated” and are intended to justify the use of excessive force. (SDA / noo)
