PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — For the third time this week, a riot was declared in Portland after marchers left Director Park and began smashing windows, burglarizing businesses and setting fires.
People gathered at Director Park about 8 p.m. then around 9 p.m. marched through the streets of downtown and quickly turned destructive. By 9:50 p.m. it was declared a riot.
Arsonists set fires around downtown Portland, including a raging fire outside the Apple store. At least two security guards were inside the Apple store when the fire was set. Nordstrom and Nike stores were also vandalized and damaged.
Another fire blocked the MAX tracks on SW Yamhill.
A view of broken windows at the Disciples of Christ Christian Church on April 16, 2021. There were two separate marches in downtown Portland that night, hours after police shot and killed a man in Lents Park. One remained peaceful and the other turned destructive quickly and was declared a riot around 9:50 p.m. (KOIN) 
A view of the Disciples of Christ church’s broken window in downtown Portland during a protest on Friday, April 16, 2021. (KOIN) 
A view of smashed and tagged windows at the entrance of the Oregon Historical Society during protests in downtwon Portland following recent police-involved shootings in the U.S., including one in Portland in Lents Park where a man was shot and killed on Friday, April 16, 2021. 
A riot was declared after protesters began breaking windows and burglarizing businesses in downtown Portland, April 16, 2021 (KOIN) 
Protesters gather at Salmon Street Springs in downtown Portland for a vigil honoring Adam Toledo, a 13-year-old boy shot in killed by police in Chicago last month on April 16, 2021. Crowds are expected to march toward Director Park for an “autonomous demonstration” Friday night. (KOIN) 
Protesters gather at Salmon Street Springs in downtown Portland for a vigil honoring Adam Toledo, a 13-year-old boy shot in killed by police in Chicago last month on April 16, 2021. Crowds are expected to march toward Director Park for an “autonomous demonstration” Friday night. (KOIN) 
Protesters march in downtown Portland amid recent police shootings in Portland and throughout the US, April 16, 2021 (KOIN) 
A view of the Hawthorne Bridge in Portland where protesters were seen crossing following recent police shootings in Portland and throughout the U.S. on Friday, April 16, 2021. (KOIN) 
A small fire is shown in downtown Portland during a protest that was later declared a riot by Portland Police on Friday, April 16, 2021. (KOIN) 
Rioters set fire outside the Apple store in downtown Portland, April 16 2021 (KOIN) 
Rioters set fire outside the Apple store in downtown Portland, April 16 2021 (KOIN) 
Rioters set fires and blocked the MAX tracks on SW Yamhill in downtown Portland, April 16, 2021 (KOIN) 
Rioters smashed windows, vandalized buildings and set fires in downtown Portland, April 16, 2021 (KOIN) 
Rioters damaged Nordstrom in downtown Portland, April 16, 2021 (KOIN) 
Rioters damaged Walk signals in downtown Portland, April 16, 2021 (KOIN) 
PORTLAND, OR – APRIL 16: A protester adds wood to a dumpster fire on April 16, 2021 in Portland, Oregon. Protests erupted Friday after Portland Police shot and killed a homeless man in Lents Park. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images) 
PORTLAND, OR – APRIL 16: Portland Police arrest a protester following riot declaration on April 16, 2021 in Portland, Oregon. Protests erupted Friday after Portland Police shot and killed a homeless man in Lents Park. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images) 
PORTLAND, OR – APRIL 16: Protesters March along the Hawthorne Bridge following the police shooting of a homeless man in Lents Park on April 16, 2021 in Portland, Oregon. The shooting comes amid heightened tensions between police and activists as the country awaits a verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images) 
PORTLAND, OR – APRIL 16: A Black Lives Matter protest gathers in downtown on April 16, 2021 in Portland, Oregon. Protests erupted Friday after Portland Police shot and killed a homeless man in Lents Park. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images) 
PORTLAND, OR – APRIL 16: Activist Demetria Hester (center) places flowers at a vigil for Adam Toledo on April 16, 2021 in Portland, Oregon. The shooting comes amid heightened tensions between police and activists as the country awaits a verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images) 
PORTLAND, OR – APRIL 16: Portland Police respond to a riot declaration following the police shooting of a homeless man on April 16, 2021 in Portland, Oregon. The shooting comes amid heightened tensions between police and activists as the country awaits a verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images) 
PORTLAND, OR – APRIL 17: Portland Police responds to a structure fire, set by protesters following the police shooting of a homeless man on April 17, 2021 in Portland, Oregon. The shooting comes amid heightened tensions between police and activists as the country awaits a verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images) 
PORTLAND, OR – APRIL 17: Portland Police and fire crews respond to a structure fire, set by protesters following the police shooting of a homeless man on April 17, 2021 in Portland, Oregon. The shooting comes amid heightened tensions between police and activists as the country awaits a verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images) 
PORTLAND, OR – APRIL 16: Portland Police respond to a riot declaration following the police shooting of a homeless man on April 16, 2021 in Portland, Oregon. The shooting comes amid heightened tensions between police and activists as the country awaits a verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images) 
PORTLAND, OR – APRIL 16: A broken window is seen here during a riot in downtown on April 16, 2021 in Portland, Oregon. Protests erupted Friday after Portland Police shot and killed a homeless man in Lents Park. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images) 
PORTLAND, OR – APRIL 16: Protesters March along the Hawthorne Bridge following the police shooting of a homeless man in Lents Park on April 16, 2021 in Portland, Oregon. The shooting comes amid heightened tensions between police and activists as the country awaits a verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images) 
PORTLAND, OR – APRIL 17: Protesters watch a structure fire, set following the police shooting of a homeless man on April 17, 2021 in Portland, Oregon. The shooting comes amid heightened tensions between police and activists as the country awaits a verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images) 
PORTLAND, OR – APRIL 16: Protesters March along the Hawthorne Bridge following the police shooting of a homeless man in Lents Park on April 16, 2021 in Portland, Oregon. The shooting comes amid heightened tensions between police and activists as the country awaits a verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images)