Photos: Protesters on the move in Portland as curfew passes
KOIN 6 News Staff
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — For the second consecutive night, a large group of protesters descended on the streets of downtown Portland following the death of George Floyd at the knee of a Minneapolis police officer.
Hours before a fresh 8 p.m. curfew, hundreds of people gathered outside the Justice Center in an almost immediate confrontation with police. Flash bangs were used early and often, loudspeakers told the protesters to “leave the park now” and tensions mounted.
Portland police declared an “unlawful assembly” at 7:14 p.m. and ordered people to disperse
Demonstrators could be heard chanting, “No justice, no peace,” and cars honked their horns as they drove by.
The crowd temporarily dispersed and moved north away from the Justice Center before later reforming on the Waterfront and near Old Town.
Protesters gather outside the Multnomah County Justice Center on Saturday. May 30, 2020 (KOIN)
Protesters gather outside the Multnomah County Justice Center on Saturday. May 30, 2020 (KOIN)
Protesters gather outside the Multnomah County Justice Center on Saturday. May 30, 2020 (KOIN)
Protesters gather outside the Multnomah County Justice Center on Saturday. May 30, 2020 (KOIN)
Protesters gather outside the Multnomah County Justice Center on Saturday. May 30, 2020 (KOIN)
Protesters gather outside the Multnomah County Justice Center on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (KOIN)
Portland Police declared the assembly unlawful shortly after 7 p.m. and told the crowd to disperse. May 30, 2020 (KOIN)
Portland Police declared the assembly unlawful shortly after 7 p.m. and told the crowd to disperse. May 30, 2020 (KOIN)
Portland Police declared the assembly unlawful shortly after 7 p.m. and told the crowd to disperse. May 30, 2020 (KOIN)
Portland Police move the crowd of protesters away from the Justice Center north toward Pioneer Square, working to disperse the crowd before the 8 p.m. curfew goes into effect. May 30, 2020 (KOIN)
Protesters gather in the street that has been blocked off for cars to pass through. May 30, 2020 (KOIN)
Roadblocks are removed by people as a crowd of protesters swells downtown. May 30, 2020 (KOIN)
A cardboard sign reads “End Police Brutality” May 30, 2020 (KOIN)
Crowds of protesters move onto Portland’s Waterfront. May 30, 2020 (KOIN)
“George Floyd” spray-painted on the side of a building near Portland’s Old Town/Chinatown. May 30, 2020 (KOIN)
A demonstrator stands with a sign that reads “Black Lives Matter,” May 30, 2020 (KOIN)
Police in riot gear in Downtown Portland, May 30, 2020 (KOIN)
Portland police dispersed hundreds of protesters in the 2nd night of civil disturbance, May 30, 2020 (KOIN)
Portland police dispersed hundreds of protesters in the 2nd night of civil disturbance, May 30, 2020 (KOIN)
Portland police dispersed hundreds of protesters in the 2nd night of civil disturbance, May 30, 2020 (KOIN)
Portland police dispersed hundreds of protesters in the 2nd night of civil disturbance, May 30, 2020 (KOIN)
A protester holds a sign up on the corner of SW Morrison Street in Portland. May 30, 2020 (KOIN)
