“Riot” Declared After Protesters Set Fire To Portland Police Association Building

On Tuesday night (the second consecutive night), Portland Police declared a “riot” after a sizeable crowd set fire to the entrance of the Portland Police Association (PPA) building on North Lombard. For the last several days, what has likely been “far-left Antifa” has been wreaking havoc around the metro area. 

In a protest against the killing of #DaunteWright by Brooklyn Center Police, protesters have set the Portland Police Association Building on fire. Portland Police declared a riot. #PortlandProtest #PDXProtest #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/x7HegZQhOU

— Justin Yau (@PDocumentarians) April 14, 2021

Portland Police said last night’s chaotic scene involved protesters “lighting a fire behind the PPA office possibly in a garbage can. People are shooting fireworks toward the building.”

100 protesters in #Portland gathered for a demonstration against the local ICE facility, setting fires and blocking the main doors to the facility to hamper the ability of law enforcement to be able to respond to the protest. https://t.co/kKVYtWVZWZ
Via @ AlissaAzar #AbolishICE pic.twitter.com/HKq56Fh0Uz

— Protests.media (@ProtestsMedia) April 13, 2021

The police said, “people appear to be using accelerants on a door to ignite a fire which is growing larger.” They’re referring to the PPA entrance door. 

For the second night, a riot is being declared by @PortlandPolice. A fire was set to a door at the Portland Police Association building on North Lombard. The name of Daunte Wright is now sprayed on the side of the building. #Portland #Riot @fox12oregon #BreakingNews #news pic.twitter.com/wbslFkKuqk

— Bonnie Silkman KPTV (@BonnieSilkman) April 14, 2021

At least “100 people” were responsible for last night’s chaos. Others have said there were more than 200 protesters. Police eventually repelled the protesters from the PPA building to extinguish flames. 

In a protest against the killing of #DaunteWright by Brooklyn Center Police, protesters have set the Portland Police Association Building on fire. Portland Police declared a riot. #PortlandProtest #PDXProtest #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/x7HegZQhOU

— Justin Yau (@PDocumentarians) April 14, 2021

On Monday night, hundreds of protesters gathered in the metro area in opposition to the police killing of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old who was shot and killed during a traffic stop on Sunday afternoon in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. Some protesters attacked the Penumbra Kelly Building in east Portland. Similar demonstrations were held across the country. 

Over the weekend, protesters attempted to burn down a Portland ICE facility. 

… and this is not the first time Antifa protesters attacked an ICE building in Portland. In late January, dozens of protesters hurled projectiles and mortar explosives at federal police officers. 

This whole movement to defund police pushes America deeper into a violent mess that could one day be equivalent to a third-world country unless law and order are immediately restored. 

Just take a look at what happened outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department last night. 

Chaotic scene tonight outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department where it seems the police and military greatly out number protesters. They are shooting from tanks. pic.twitter.com/F14j0Tj9Gc

— daviss (@daviss) April 14, 2021

Forget President Biden’s “unity” call, there’s an American Spring of political activism underway.