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Local and federal law enforcement agencies announce a new intiative to reduce gun violence in Portland.
Local and federal law enforcement authorities have reached agreement on a cooperative initiative to reduce gun violence.
The agreement was announced by Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt and Acting U.S. Attorney Scott Erik Asphaug on Tuesday, March 31. They said the initiative is intended to coordinate and focus local and federal law enforcement resources on investigating and prosecuting gun crimes in Multnomah County.
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As part of the initiative, the U.S. Department of Justice will deputize a small contingent of local law enforcement officers to focus exclusively on investigating gun violence and crimes involving firearms. They will be assigned to a new Metro Safe Streets Task Force. Such task forces are already operating in other cities with high rates of shootings.
The Minnesota police shooting of Daunte Wright reignited angry protests across many US cities Monday night with a riot declared in Portland, Oregon, as a mob of hundreds attacked police, according to officials.At least 40 people were arrested during a second night of violence in Brooklyn Cente
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The night featured two vigils: One, held in Tom McCall Waterfront Park, heard speeches from Black Portlanders on their frustration and despair in the face of yet another Black life lost to police violence. The other began in Laurelhurst Park with quiet candle lighting and ended with Portland police declaring a riot after attendees shattered windows of the Penumbra Kelly Building on East Burnside.
The demonstration signaled the start of Portland s fair-weather protest season, echoing the rage, fear, and frustrations on display during 2020 s protests against police brutality. Last year s largest protests began in late May, after Minneapolis officers killed another Black man, George Floyd. Wright s death in the suburb of Brooklyn Center took place just 10 miles from where Derek Chauvin, an ex-officer charged with Floyd s death, is now facing trial.
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