Portland police reacted to another long nights of riots sponsored by Mayor Ted Wheeler who actually marched with the anarchists in a show of support.. During the course of the night, police discovered a stash that included Molotov cocktails, loaded rifle magazines and other explosives. The stash was found when police were summoned to the Capitol Hill section of Seattle because of gunshots going off there.
Ammunition and destructive devices recovered at Lownsdale Square Park (Photo) https://t.co/k4ZmvTzlh6 pic.twitter.com/xHaLZM8uWi
— Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) July 27, 2020
One person was injured by the gunfire and was taken to the hospital with non life threatening injuries. Police took two people into custody but later released them. It is not known what charges they could possibly be facing.
Sunday marked the 60th consecutive days of riots that has seen businesses destroyed and police under constant attack. Wheeler claims that it was the federal officers who created this mess but they have only been there for about a week, so who is responsible for the other 53 days. Both local police and the federal agents have been under attack by the domestic terrorists. President Trump had hinted that he was going to name antifa as a domestic terror group but he has not done it.
Antifa terrorists have somehow gotten their hands on press passes they use to confuse the police. You have to wonder where the money for the riots is coming from. Not just for the weapons they use but the money to feed themselves and provide other necessities. The costs must be staggering.
The Federal government has begun a counteroffensive in Portland that is designed to bring order to the area around the Hatfield Courthouse, which is under federal jurisdiction and has served as the epicenter for the worst of the violence. Dozens have been arrested and charged by federal authorities.
Still, the unrest raged on Sunday. When federal authorities erected a fence to protect the courthouse, rioters with power saws attempted to cut down the fencing, claiming it was an unsafe obstruction of a bike path, which led to more fierce confrontations with police.
More on the ongoing riots can be seen in the following video from BlazeTV’s Elijah Schaffer:
https://youtu.be/RHC6mL8oyyA