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Far-right groups have clashed with leftist protesters in a chaotic street showdown in the US city of Portland, Oregon, which ended in a gunfight.
Members of the Proud Boys, a frequently violent far-right group, and other extremists descended on Portland on Sunday for an event they called the “Summer of Love.” The date of the event was chosen to commemorate an extraordinarily violent clash last summer in the city.
SHOTS FIRED! #Portland pic.twitter.com/3DP8xRGw6v
— Mason Lake Media (@MasonLakePhoto) August 23, 2021
The event ended with a roving brawl along busy city streets in the Parkrose neighborhood after anti-fascist protesters returned fire at a man who shot at them with a handgun.
There were no reports of injuries in the shooting incident.
Major clash between Proud Boys and Antifa happening now on 122nd in Portland
Pepper spray and airsoft deployed, fighting ongoing in the streets pic.twitter.com/z7V584qMuQ
— Zane Sparling (@PDXzane) August 22, 2021
Portland police bureau confirmed that a man had been arrested in connection with the shooting.
Active shooter in Downtown Portland. pic.twitter.com/xmjfGyrANm
— Sean Carmitchel (@ACatWithNews) August 23, 2021
Some reports suggested the man was a Proud Boys supporter who was being chased away by Antifa members out of the neighborhood.
Early in the day, organizers of the far-right event said they were moving their rally from Waterfront Park downtown to a commercial parking lot in Northeast Portland.
I was stuck in a cubby of a doorway of sorts during the shooting and managed to slip my phone out and film a little bit. Nobody has been hit. A car took a little bit of damage though.
Video ID: Several journalists and passersby hide behind in between cars with gunshots pic.twitter.com/tRNv0iSJ6v
— Alix Powell (@thatpowellgirl) August 23, 2021
Despite the relocation, hundreds of anti-fascists quickly assembled at Waterfront Park to stage a counterprotest.
Various speakers at the Proud Boys rally said people charged in the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol were “political prisoners” who should be released.
1/ There are bullet sizes marks on both ends of the alley where the fire / return fire happened. pic.twitter.com/VDQs1DSvCW
— Sean Carmitchel (@ACatWithNews) August 23, 2021
Anti-fascists and Proud Boys exchanged words in an almost peaceful manner for the first few hours of the event. But that changed in the afternoon when the two sides started exchanging paintballs and bear mace.
Proud Boys discharged rounds from airsoft guns and anti-fascists responded by throwing firework munitions in a street brawl that lasted nearly an hour.
#BREAKING: Violent clashes have reportedly broken out between 'ANTIFA' and the 'Proud Boys' in Portland, Oregon. pic.twitter.com/7ngzxP9mHJ
— Moshe Schwartz (@YWNReporter) August 22, 2021
Members of the anti-fascist crowd also shouted at and chased local journalists who were following the melee.
Some individuals are clashing in the area of NE 122nd south of Sandy Blvd. People are lighting fireworks and dispersing chemical spray. Those crossing line into criminal activity are subject to arrest. Some traffic lanes are being periodically affected. pic.twitter.com/UOaCJQVZRM
— PPB Event Messages (@PPBAlerts) August 22, 2021
One local freelance photographer was reportedly attacked and injured.
Smoke devices and fireworks launched as a group of about 50 in black bloc arrived at the Proud Boys/right-wing protest at the abandoned Kmart in Portland pic.twitter.com/XzDscJpTeo
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) August 22, 2021
Proud Boys hold rally in northeast Portland and according to witnesses on the scene a 'left-wing agitator' drove a white van into the rally and crashed. The individual was then bear maced and chased out of the parking lot, according to witnesses pic.twitter.com/lVX77qfbsB
— Jorge Ventura Media (@VenturaReport) August 22, 2021
PORTLAND: Proudboys flip over an ANTIFA mobile that crashed near the empty parking lot a patriot event was being held at pic.twitter.com/Xbk7OzIszh
— Drew Hernandez (@DrewHLive) August 22, 2021
Portland is a lawless wasteland. Antifa took bullet casings from a crime scene and police have been so spit on and disempowered by the city that they won’t do more than this because they know Portland’s elected Democrats support criminals, not law & order.pic.twitter.com/uS3TisdktO
— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) August 23, 2021
