Portland Mob Targets Police After Officer Shoots Man Who Was Reportedly Stabbing Someone
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Police became the targets Thursday in Portland, Oregon, after a fatal shooting that some accounts say took down a man involved in stabbing another person.
Portland police said officers were sent to a motel for “a welfare check on a white adult male dressed in all black.”
“After officers arrived with paramedics, they encountered a man matching that description and an officer involved shooting took place,” the agency said in a news release.
The man who was shot allegedly attacked an officer with a screwdriver, according to The Oregonian’s sources.
As police were investigating the incident “a group gathered at the crime scene and began yelling, throwing items at officers, and attempting to interfere with the investigation,” police said in the release.
“One officer’s baton was grabbed and she was being pulled toward the crowd. Other officers quickly intervened,” police added.
A crowd has formed at the officer involved shooting scene. Some participants have thrown objects and tried to enter the closed area. An officer’s baton was grabbed by someone and when another officer intervened, the officer was sprayed with a chemical. pic.twitter.com/eHxcBXTrOg
— Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) June 25, 2021
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