Violence erupted in Portland late Thursday into Friday morning as a “couple hundred” demonstrators gathered near the Justice Center for a protest that descended into a riot, as participants hurled commercial-grade fireworks, large rocks, and bottles at officers and launched mortars toward the federal courthouse.
Police in Portland, Oregon, quickly tore down a barrier erected by protesters intent on setting up a Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ).
Portland Police Chief Jami Resch stepped down on Monday in a deliberate move to promote a black lieutenant to her position.
Portland’s left-wing Mayor, Tom Wheeler, is continuing to face a backlash over his refusal to take a stand against “Abolish ICE” activists who set up a camp to blockade a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in the Oregon city and are harassing ICE employees, reportedly at their homes.
