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On August 29th, a man was shot and killed in Portland, as a pro-Trump protest and a counter-protest including Antifa and BLM clashed in the city.
Portland police said the man was shot around 8:45 p.m. near Southwest Third Avenue and Alder Street.
The man lay in the street as medics tended to the gunshot wounds. The body remained there after medics left. Next to the body was camouflage gear with infidel and thin blue line patches – what is now known as a “Blue Lives Matter” patch, which expresses support of law enforcement.
Protesters from the counter-protest celebrated the death of the man.
“I am not sad that a f**king fascist died tonight,” yells a female Antifa militant at a gathering in downtown Portland. The crowd laughs and cheers. The victim was a Trump supporter. pic.twitter.com/XK4Czzseia
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) August 30, 2020
Black Lives Matter protesters and Antifa are cheering on the murder of a Trump supporter tonight in Portland.
"Our community held its own and took out the trash." pic.twitter.com/9rJjBlwL1s
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) August 30, 2020
Reportedly the shooter was a BLM protester who can be seen in several videos.
Portland shooter is 100% part of BLM/Antifa. He's all over the video 7-8 mins earlier next to the bullhorn guy.
White kid in sandals talking to a girl in a striped dress.
He said to her "Hey, I hope I didn't scare you earlier." 3 mins before he shoots the Trump supporter. pic.twitter.com/tH4Lx0hfGi
— Dataracer (@Dataracer117) August 30, 2020
It’s the third consecutive weekend competing groups have clashed downtown, events that have grown increasingly violent as Portland protests against systemic racism and police brutality. These riots have gone for approximately 4 months now.
Will social media platforms ban all of BLM / Antifa from its platform now?
If the Proud Boys meet Facebook's "dangerous individuals and organizations" policy, what about a movement that just openly incited murder?
— Allum Bokhari (@LibertarianBlue) August 30, 2020
There is a video of the shooting, as well as a video showing medics attempting to save the man’s life.
Here is video recorded from a distance of the shooting. pic.twitter.com/wtxItCDMay
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) August 30, 2020
Patriot Prayer founder Joey Gibson showed up to the scene of the shooting, and was promptly chased down the street by counter-protesters.
The man was reportedly wearing a Patriot Prayer baseball cap when he was shot.
Gibson said he didn’t know the man and had no idea what was going on, he was chased and had to take refuge inside a gas station.
Counter-protesters attempted to enter the gas station and take Gibson out, but others circled it and impeded their way. Finally, police cleared the area around it.
Police move and move protestors away from the gas station pic.twitter.com/FJNnewoXcm
— Sergio Olmos (@MrOlmos) August 30, 2020
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