Benjamin Jeffrey Smith, 43, is suspected of shooting and killing a racial justice demonstrator Saturday night in Portland, Oregon. Police confirmed Tuesday morning that Smith remains hospitalized in serious condition. Smith’s roommate and neighbors said he had grown increasingly angry
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- Benjamin Jeffrey Smith, 43, is suspected of shooting and killing a racial justice demonstrator Saturday night.
- Police confirmed Tuesday morning that Smith remains hospitalized in serious condition.
- Smith’s roommate and neighbors said he had grown increasingly angry with protests in the neighborhood and across the city.
- Police served a search warrant on Smith’s apartment looking for guns and computers Monday, according to the Oregonian/OregonLive.
- The FBI is working with Portland Police Bureau to determine whether there are any potential federal violations related to Saturday night’s shooting in Portland’s Normandale Park.
- The shooting happened after Smith allegedly started yelling at a group of racial justice protesters holding a “justice for Amir Locke” demonstration.