Portland protests have gotten underway for the 69th consecutive day Tuesday.
Demonstrations resumed Tuesday afternoon, the day after authorities declared an unlawful assembly and arrested two during a protest along East Burnside Street. A 15-year-old boy suspected of pointing a gun at people was also detained during a downtown demonstration Monday.
The moment of the shooting below:
The moment shots were fired during the antifa riot in North Portland overnight. #PortlandRiots pic.twitter.com/596uEv53Jn
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) August 5, 2020
A shock was sent through the crowd after 11 p.m., when a pickup truck raced through a street where the crowd was assembled, metal sparks flying from the undercarriage where a motorcycle had been lodged.
The driver abandoned the truck blocks from the scene, and photos showed the motorcycle underneath the front bumper. No injuries were immediately reported.
Video on Twitter showed a man who appeared to be the driver carrying a handgun and yelling at protesters as he walked away. A police officer said that the police were speaking with the driver.
Videos below:
Watch the moment a driver plowed through the barricade #antifa set up at their riot during the attack on the Portland Police union building. After they surrounded his car & slashed his tires, he sped off. Great video by @Matt_KOIN. #PortlandRiots pic.twitter.com/JIPZEh11pL
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) August 5, 2020
Oh fuck, truck reva through the crowd and tries to run over protesters portlandprotests pic.twitter.com/Es8the1nOu
— Peter (@gravemorgan) August 5, 2020
And here is the video of the person who A) tried to run over protesters tonight with their truck B) brandished a gun and shot off at least 3 rounds in the area. https://t.co/MDyLGnWLXf
— Peter (@gravemorgan) August 5, 2020
The driver has been found. The bike is still under his truck and he appears to have fled to his home on Mobile Av, a couple blocks South of Lombard where the police have already descended. pic.twitter.com/VkkC1Dylc6
— Good Trouble 🏁🐍 (@MacSmiff) August 5, 2020
The driver was apprehended but the Antifa rioters who were doxing him slash his tires and harass him at his home are free:
Driver was apprehended https://t.co/fNLvJhQlL1
— Peter (@gravemorgan) August 5, 2020
These rioters have never had to deal with consequences for the acts of terror they have been committing. Even when arrested Portland releases them right after. People just want to drive to their destination. We are going to see more and more of this.