Authorities describe confrontation in Normandale Park between homeowner and participants in police violence protest
Highlights
- One person killed and five wounded in Portland shooting at Normandale Park.
- Incident happened during confrontation between armed homeowner and armed protesters.
- Police responded to six shootings in nine hours on Thursday night and Friday morning.
- At the time of the shooting a march was planned for Amir Locke, a Black man shot dead by police in Minneapolis.
- Police say violence is fueled by gang-related arguments, drug deals gone wrong and disputes among homeless people in the city’s Black community.Portland recorded 90 homicides in 2021, beating a high of 66 set more than three decades ago, police data shows.
- The number of shooting incidents in January 2022 outpaced the same month in 2021