Protests in Portland, Seattle, lead to several arrests Follow Us
Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Wednesday, April 14, 2021
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Portland police declared a riot for the second night in a row Tuesday after a crowd of about 100 people set out on a “direct action” march from Kenton Park to the Portland Police Association office - where fires were ignited.
One person was arrested and charged with second-degree arson, Portland police said.
In Seattle, three people face charges after demonstrators gathered outside the Seattle Police Department’s West Precinct for a Daunte Wright vigil, police said. Two people were arrested for graffiti and another for obstruction, police said.
Portland police said a demonstration protesting the police killing of a Black man in Minnesota turned into a riot Monday night, with some in the crowd throwing rocks and other projectiles at officers.
Minnesota police chief and officer involved in Daunte Wright shooting resign from force Mayor announces resignations after firing of city manager Follow Us
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Updated: 3:16 p.m. on Tuesday, April 13, 2021
The police chief of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, and the officer identified as the shooter of Daunte Wright have both resigned in the fallout from the deadly shooting and ensuing unrest.
Mayor Mike Elliott said at a Tuesday press conference that Officer Kim Potter and Chief Tim Gannon both tendered their resignations, shortly after city manager Curt Boganey was fired in the aftermath of the deadly shooting described by the chief as a tragic accident.
The Pentagon on Tuesday said it will send an additional 500 U.S. troops to Germany in the coming months, marking a stark reversal of former President Trump's ill-fated push to move thousands of forces out of the country.
Hundreds of people gathered in Fargo on Sunday to counter-protest a ‘White Lives Matter’ event that was reportedly planned at the city hall, but never materialized.