- Authorities confirm that during the clashes between protesters in Portland one person has died.
- Supporters of Trump and Black Lives Matter clashed in Portland and police have confirmed one death.
- Authorities cordoned off the area in Portland after verifying that there was one death from a gunshot wound to the chest.
A confrontation between supporters of President Donald Trump and protesters from the Black Lives Matter movement have left one dead in Portland.
According to a report by the AP news agency, which cited police, one person was shot to death on Saturday night in Portland, Oregon, while several of the participants in a long caravan in favor of President Donald Trump clashed. with protesters in the streets.
A tragic death was feared that could happen during a possible confrontation between protesters.
According to AP, until now it is unknown if the shooting is related to the clashes that broke out when the caravan of approximately 600 vehicles was confronted by protesters in the center of the city.
A freelance journalist working for The Associated Press observed police paramedics treating the victim, who was apparently a white man.
“Portland Police officers heard gunshots in the area of Southeast 3rd Avenue and Southwest Alder Street. They went to the scene and located a victim with a gunshot wound to the chest. Medical personnel arrived and determined that the victim had died ”, detailed the Portland Police Department in a statement mentioned by AP.
Portland has been the scene of late-night protests for three months since the death of African-American George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis.
Hundreds of people have been detained by local and federal agents and, prior to the shooting, the police had made several arrests on Saturday and warned the population to avoid going to the city center.
The caravan headed downtown to Oregon’s largest city after holding a daytime rally in the parking lot of the Clackamas Town Center mall. Many of the participants waved Trump flags.
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