One person was shot and killed Saturday night in Portland after a caravan of Trump supporters drove through the city confronting protesters. The Washington Post writes:
“A man was seen with a gunshot wound lying motionless on the ground in the area near where the opposing groups had fought and where mace had been deployed. He was wearing a hat that said “Patriot Prayer” — a far-right group whose leader was swarmed later Saturday night as he was chased through the streets.
“Portland Police officers heard sounds of gunfire from the area of Southeast 3rd Avenue and Southwest Alder Street,” the Portland Police Bureau said in a statement. “They responded and located a victim with a gunshot wound to the chest. Medical responded and determined that the victim was deceased.”
Earlier Saturday, fights broke out between Trump supporters and protesters. The Oregonian reports:
“Various scuffles between pro-Trump demonstrators and counter-protesters had broken out in the hours since a vehicle rally in support of President Donald Trump, which began in near Clackamas Town Center, reached Portland. Organizers of the event encouraged demonstrators to come armed, but not carry their firearms openly.“
The New York Times writes: “The Trump supporters gathered earlier Saturday in the suburbs and plotted a route for the several hundred vehicles involved in the event that would have kept them on the highways outside the city center. But some of the ralliers headed directly downtown, where counterprotesters confronted some of the vehicles. Some of the conflicts led to fistfights. In one encounter, someone drove over a bike, drawing police to the scene.”
Donald Trump tweeted his support of the caravan.
