/ Protesters gathered at Laurelhurst Park before marching to the Multnomah County Sheriff s Office in Southeast Portland on the third night of largely peaceful protests on May 31, 2020.
Civil rights advocates reacted with elation, caution, to the Derek Chauvin guilty verdict. Law enforcement in Oregon issued statements calling the verdict a measure of closure” for George Floyd’s family. Portland declared a state of emergency.
Oregonians expressed a mix of relief and caution Tuesday, as jurors found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts for his role in the death of George Floyd, a Black man whose death under Chauvin’s knee in 2020 prompted months of protests across the country.
Police declare unlawful assembly as crowd gathers in downtown Portland after Derek Chauvin found guilty
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Floyd’s death in May ignited nearly a year of protests, rioting and political unrest in Portland, and it thrust the issues of police violence and systemic racism into the middle of a tense national conversation.
A crowd initially gathered near the Mark O. Hatfield Federal Courthouse and Multnomah County Justice Center on Tuesday evening, and some began spray-painted the latter building about 9 p.m.
A group of roughly 60 began to march about 9:45 p.m., while about 25 others remained near the courthouse and Justice Center.
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April 21 2021
Multnomah County Sheriff Mike Reese issued this statement Tuesday afternoon, immediately upon learning of the convictions of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd
Multnomah County Sheriff Mike Reese issued this statement Tuesday afternoon, immediately upon learning of the convictions of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd:
Today, by a jury of his peers, former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all counts for the murder of George Floyd. While the verdict will never bring back George Floyd, it provides a measure of closure to his family, friends and the greater community. The systems of accountability worked, holding an individual, who worked within that very system, responsible for their criminal actions.