1 man shot and killed as BLM and Trump supporters clash in Portland

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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — One person was shot and killed late Saturday in Portland, Oregon, as a large caravan of President Donald Trump supporters and Black Lives Matter protesters clashed in the streets, police said.

It wasn’t clear if the shooting was linked to fights that broke out as a caravan of about 600 vehicles was confronted by protesters in the city’s downtown.

An Associated Press freelance photographer heard three gunshots and then observed police medics working on the body of the victim, who appeared to be a white man. The freelancer said the man was wearing a hat bearing the insignia of Patriot Prayer, a right-wing group whose members have frequently clashed with protesters in Portland in the past.

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The pro-Trump rally’s organizer, who coordinated a similar caravan in Boise, Idaho, earlier in the week, said in a video posted on Twitter Saturday afternoon that attendees should only carry concealed weapons and the route was being kept secret for safety reasons.

The caravan had gathered earlier in the day at a suburban mall and drove as a group to the heart of Portland. As they arrived in the city, protesters attempted to stop them by standing in the street and blocking bridges.

Videos from the scene showed sporadic fighting, as well as Trump supporters firing paintball pellets at opponents and using bear spray as counter-protesters threw things at the Trump caravan.

The shooting happened shortly before 9 p.m. Pacific, several hours after the caravan began arriving in Portland.

https://apnews.com/9193c733a02ab33304b32e1c27ce7d55

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Meanwhile Trump:

And I say very modestly that I have done more for the African-American community than any president since Abraham Lincoln, our first Republican president.

And I have done more in three years for the Black community than Joe Biden has done in 47 years. And when I am re-elected, the best is yet to come.

[Lion Heart 15,041]

All the videos and mayhem that I'm seeing out of Portland.  

This has to stop. Enough. 

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15 minutes ago, 21st Century Karen said:

Meanwhile Trump:

And I say very modestly that I have done more for the African-American community than any president since Abraham Lincoln, our first Republican president.

And I have done more in three years for the Black community than Joe Biden has done in 47 years. And when I am re-elected, the best is yet to come.

Gotta admire his cockiness  

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20 minutes ago, Lion Heart said:

All the videos and mayhem that I'm seeing out of Portland.  

This has to stop. Enough. 

It’s a small area downtown (like literally just a few blocks) where this stuff is happening, and it’s been blown out of proportion. Obviously events like this are tragic, but the city isn’t in chaos and ruins like people are making it out to be. There’s been peaceful protests every night since this started a few months ago, but outside agitators come in sometimes to try to make a liberal city look bad 

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i read a while ago that far right people and white supremacist terrorists are taking advantage of the unrest and trying to provoke violence out of the peaceful protests to make protesters look bad. 

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Trump supporters committing acts of terrorism and the GOP doesn't care.

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Look at all the comments above me. No one has read the article to realize that the victim seems to be the Trump supporter. 

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I mean those far-right groups try to instigate violence among peaceful protestors, I guess he only got what he was looking for. 

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And they say guns are not a problem

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1 hour ago, Florin said:

Look at all the comments above me. No one has read the article to realize that the victim seems to be the Trump supporter. 

Any death is sad, even from a racist one, you shouldn't deserve death because you're anti BLM. But god damn it's interesting how you stay silent when it's black people getting shot in the back from cops

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1 hour ago, Florin said:

Look at all the comments above me. No one has read the article to realize that the victim seems to be the Trump supporter. 

well i did read the article for one. and for two, if you think that driving a pro trump caravan to areas of unrest isn't looking to fan the flame then good for you (which is not to say that i think that guy deserved to be killed either, just to clarify )

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1 hour ago, Florin said:

Look at all the comments above me. No one has read the article to realize that the victim seems to be the Trump supporter. 

 

 

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3 hours ago, Vampyr said:

Gotta admire his cockiness  

Idk if at this point I'd call it cockiness. 

I'd call it literal mental illness.