Tear Gas Fired On Protesters Again During Overnight Protests In Portland

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Demonstrators use leaf blowers to try to blow back tear gas launched by federal officers during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse on Sunday in Portland, Ore.

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Police Declare Riots At Portland And Seattle Protests; 1 Killed In Austin

The Seattle Police Department said 59 officers were recovering from injuries sustained Saturday when they were hit with «explosives, rocks, bottles, and wood,» according to the police-run SPD Blotter website. Their injuries range from bruising, abrasions, burns and a torn meniscus, with one officer hospitalized, police said.

In Austin, Garrett Foster, a 28-year-old white man who brought his AK-47 rifle to protests, was shot and killed on Saturday around 10 p.m. local time. As he and other Black Lives Matter protesters were making their way down the street, a motorist turned toward the crowd. According to police, Foster approached the vehicle.

The driver opened fire, hitting Foster, who had been attending the protests with his fiancée for some time. By early Mondayafternoon, a GoFundMe page for Foster had raised nearly $108,000.

Portland police are still investigating a shooting that took place earlier on Sunday, in which one person was injured in Lownsdale Square Park and was treated for non-life threatening injuries. Police released two people who’d been taken into custody. They did not indicate if the shooting was linked to the protest.

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