An Oregon City park transformed into a battlefield as dueling groups of protesters engaged in violent skirmishes miles from their usual sparring grounds in downtown Portland Friday, June 18.
Local police declared a riot around 3:40 p.m. and eventually separated the left-wing and right-wing bands — causing the fighting to subside after nearly a half hour of intermittent warfare.
kAmQ*@F 8FJD 2C6 !@CE=2?5 D4F>P (6VC6 7C@> 96C6[Q D9@FE65 2 =6256C @7 E96 !C@F5 q@JD[ u=:A %@55] Q*@F >256 FD 36 H92E H6 2C6] *@F 4C62E65 FD]Qk^Am
kAm|6>36CD @7 E96 @AA@D:?8 32?5[ 4=25 :? 3=24< 56DA:E6 E96 962E[ 2=D@ DA@<6 @FE[ H:E9 @?6 A6CD@? 42CCJ:?8 2 D:8? C625:?8[ Q$2G6 2 =:76 — <:== 2 }2K:]Qk^Am
kAmQ$@>63@5J E2<6 42C6 @7 E96D6 E6CC@C:DED 367@C6 x 5@[Q 564=2C65 @?6 >6>36C @7 E96 2?@?J>@FD 8C@FA <?@H? 2D 2?E:72]k^Am
kAm%96 4@?7C@?E2E:@? 3682? 2D E96 9@E DF? 76== @? r=24<2>6EE6 !2C< 2C@F?5 a A]>][ H:E9 3@E9 D:56D 82E96C:?8 D6A2C2E6=J] $@@? E96J 2AAC@24965 H2C:=J 2?5 3682? EC25:?8 :?DF=ED] qC2H=:?8 H2D DA2C<65 27E6C @?6 A6CD@? D6E 7:C6 E@ 2? p>6C:42? 7=28 2?5 E96 @E96C 8C@FA CFD965 :?]k^Am
kAm%96 A@A @7 A2:?E32== 8F?D[ H924< @7 7=28A@=6D H:6=565 2D 4F586=D 2?5 9:DD @7 496>:42= DAC2J D@@? 6?8F=765 E96 8C2DDJ 7:6=5 ?62C E96 A2C<VD >2:? 82E6] p D64@?5 4@?E:?86?E @7 @77:46CD 2CC:G65 H:E9 =:89ED 7=2D9:?8[ @C56C:?8 E96 4C@H5 E@ 5:DA6CD6 E@H2C5 2 ?62C3J 72DE\7@@5 3FC86C ;@:?E]k^Am
kAmQ%9:D :D r=24<2>2D r@F?EJ[ H6 5@?VE >6DD 2C@F?5PQ @?6 @77:46C D9@FE65]k^Am
kAm%96 4=2D9 925 366? AC6\A=2??65 @? D@4:2= >65:2 — H:E9 E9@D6 @? E96 C:89E 4=2:>:?8 :E H2D 2 v~! G@E6C 5C:G6 2?5 E9@D6 @? E96 =67E D2J:?8 E96J H6C6 E96C6 E@ 7:89E 72D4:D>] qFE >2?J 72>:=:6D H6C6 4=62C=J 42F89E F?2H2C6[ >2<:?8 7@C 2? :?4@?8CF@FD D46?6[ H:E9 D@>6 ?6:893@C9@@5 49:=5C6? 5@:?8 <:4<7=:AD 2?5 ;F>A:?8 @77 2 DH:?8 D6E 6G6? 2D E96 E6?D:@? 3@:=65]k^Am
kAmQxV> H2:E:?8 F?E:= E96D6 8FJD DE2CE 7:89E:?8] xEVD 8@??2 36 9:=2C:@FD[Q D2:5 r92C=:6[ 286 `c]k^Am
kAm~E96CD 7@F?5 E96 =@@>:?8 4@?7C@?E2E:@? 367F55=:?8]k^Am
kAmQx E9:?< 3@E9 D:56D 92G6 >6?E2= :==?6DD[Q D2:5 2 72E96C G:D:E:?8 H:E9 9:D 72>:=J 7C@> ~9:@] QyFDE W8:G6 E96>X d[___ H2E6C 32==@@?D @? @?6 E62>[ d[___ @? E96 @E96C[ 2?5 92G6 2E :E]Qk^Am
kAm~C68@? r:EJ A@=:46 >@?:E@C65 E96 AC@E6DE 7C@> E96 368:??:?8[ 3FE E96:C 7:CDE E24E:4 9:?865 @? HC:E:?8 S`d 4:E2E:@?D 7@C 42CD A2C<65 :? E96 2C62 C6D6CG65 7@C 3@2E EC2:=6CD[ 42E49:?8 >2?J =@42=D :? E96 AC@46DD]k^Am
kAmQxEVD ?@E 72:C] x 4@F=5?VE 7:?5 2 DA@E[Q D2:5 @?6 H@>2? H:E9 2 49:=5 :? E@H] Q}@3@5J <?@HD] |@DE @7 E96 42CD[ E96J 4@>6 96C6 6G6CJ 52J]Qk^Am
kAmQ*@FC 49@:46 :D E@ >@G6 J@FC 42C[Q C6A=:65 $8E] yFDE:? *@F?8 @7 E96 A@=:46 56A2CE>6?E]k^Am
kAm%96 !2>A=:? |65:2 vC@FA 5:5 ?@E @3D6CG6 2?J 2CC6DED] $6G6C2= A6@A=6 H6C6 E2<6? E@ E96 8C@F?5 5FC:?8 D<:C>:D96D[ 2?5 D@>6 42==65 @FE 7@C >65:42= 2EE6?E:@?[ E9@F89 E96 6IE6?E @7 E96:C :?;FC:6D H2D ?@E 4=62C 2?5 5:5 ?@E 2AA62C E@ C6BF:C6 9@DA:E2=:K2E:@?]k^Am
kAm!C@F5 q@JD[ >2?J 5C6DD65 :? E96:C J6==@H\2?5\3=24< 4@=@CD[ 492?E65 Qu— 2?E:72Q 2?5 =:?86C65 2E E96 6586 @7 E96 A2C< 2D E96 @E96C D:56 ECF5865 FA E96 9:== 2?5 3682? E@ 5:DA6CD6 27E6C A@=:46 2CC:G65 :? 7@C46]k^Am
kAmtG6?EF2==J E96 C:89E\H:?86CD H2=<65 2 D9@CE 5:DE2?46 2?5 3682? H2G:?8 7=28D E@ A2DD:?8 >@E@C:DED @? #@FE6 hht] ~77:46CD 4=@D65 E96 A2C< E@ 2== >6>36CD @7 E96 AF3=:4 A2DE d A]>]k^Am
kAm{67EJ 24E:G:DED 925 G@H65 E@ 92=E 2 6G6?E 96=5 2E E96 r=24<2>2D r@>>F?:EJ r@==686 :? ~C68@? r:EJ :? |2J[ 3FE E96 6G6?E 7:KK=65 27E6C A@=:46 D9FE 5@H? E96 42>AFD 2?5 <6AE 3@E9 D:56D D6A2C2E65]k^Am
kAm~r!s r9:67 y:> q2?5 E@=5 z~x} e }6HD E92E E96 !C@F5 q@JD 925 C6D6CG65 2 A:4?:4 2C62 2E r=24<2>6EE6 !2C< 7@C 4@?D64FE:G6 uC:52JD[ 2?5 ~r!s H2D 2DD:DE65 :? >:E:82E:?8 E96 4=2D9 3J ~C68@? $E2E6 !@=:46 2?5 r=24<2>2D r@F?EJ 56AFE:6D] ~C68@? r:EJ |2J@C #2496= {J=6D $>:E9 E92?<65 ~r!s =6256CD9:A 2?5 2DD:DE:?8 A@=:46 286?4:6D 7@C E96:C C6DA@?D6 E@ E96 C:@E]k^Am
kAmQ%96 AC@76DD:@?2=:D> 6I9:3:E65 E@52J 562=:?8 H:E9 2 9:89=J G@=2E:=6 2?5 F?AC65:4E23=6 6G6?E :D D@>6E9:?8 E92E x 2>[ 2?5 2== @7 FD D9@F=5 36[ G6CJ AC@F5 @7[Q {J=6D $>:E9 D2:5]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8m+2?6 $A2C=:?8k^DEC@?8m#6A@CE6Chf`\a_c\fged6>2:=i k2 9C67lQ>2:=E@iKDA2C=:?8oA2>A=:?>65:2]4@>Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<UBF@EjU8EjKDA2C=:?8oA2>A=:?>65:2]4@>U=Ej^2U8Eju@==@H >6 @? U=Ej2 9C67lUBF@Ej9EEAi^^EH:EE6C]4@>^A5IK2?6UBF@Ej E2C86ElQm%H:EE6Ck^2mk^Am