Oregon Public Broadcasting, “People Of Color In Portland Government Face A Frustrating And Even Scary Time”

But protesters repeatedly shut the hearing down. Some were members of Don’t Shoot PDX, an anti-police violence group. Others were anarchists. Earlier that week, a grand jury had declined to charge a Portland police officer who shot and killed a 17-year-old old while investigating a suspected robbery.

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