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Portland’s Chaotic Fourth of July | Portland News
Portland police had a wild Fourth of July weekend, juggling protests, shootings, and street takeovers. A downtown protest turned chaotic when attendees engaged in reckless burning, leading to two arrests—one for criminal mischief, the other for adding accelerant to a fire. Officers also rescued a lost child at the Waterfront Blues Festival and managed large crowds near fireworks. Multiple shootings erupted across the city: one woman suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries after dozens of shots were fired on Southeast Powell Boulevard; another shooting in the Central Eastside left…
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