Rioters smashed in the door to the Portland Police Association late Saturday night and lit the building on fire.
Just before 11 p.m., the Portland Police announced in a tweet that “people have broken into the Portland Police Association office and lit the building on fire.”
A journalist named Tuck Woodstock reported that they were “hearing some kind of shots.”
PPA on fire. Riot declared. Sirens coming from the west. Crowd moving East. Hearing some kind of shots. pic.twitter.com/mzn594pPBa
— Tuck Woodstock (@tuckwoodstock) July 19, 2020
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Prior to the fire, Woodstock reported on Twitter that “protesters have removed the plywood from the front door the precinct. They’re now smashing at the door with the pole of an American flag.” He added that, “I will say this…. there is actually criminal activity occurring in the crowd. As in, there’s a dumpster fire in the middle of Lombard and the door getting smashed. Meanwhile, vast majority of crowd is standing peacefully in the street.”
Oh boy. We have arrived at the PPA headquarters. (The Portland Police Union). I see no riot cops yet but the crowd has moved in dumpsters as barricades and are starting a dumpster fire. pic.twitter.com/W45w1ThC8D
— Robert Evans (The Only Robert Evans) (@IwriteOK) July 19, 2020
Earlier in the evening, they were marching through the streets chanting “every city, every town, burn the precincts to the ground.”
“Every city, every town, burn the precincts to the ground!”
Doesn’t sound like a lot of “reform”-minded folks in the crowd. pic.twitter.com/MoYlkPxWbV
— Robert Evans (The Only Robert Evans) (@IwriteOK) July 19, 2020
This is the 51st night of violent riots in the city.
