A woman was killed and five others wounded in a shooting Saturday night at a Portland park where people had gathered to protest the police...
A woman was killed and five others wounded in a shooting Saturday night at a Portland park where people had gathered to protest the police shooting of Amir Locke.
Police responded to reports of shots fired at a street intersection near Normandale Park just after 8 pm, before demonstrators could even begin a planned march, which was set to begin at 8, flyers posted on social media show.
Arriving officers found one woman dead, and two men and three other women were taken to the hospital, police said. Their conditions were not immediately known.
One female victim was found dead when officers arrived, according to the press release. The identity of the victim and the official cause of death will be determined by the Oregon State Medical Examiner, police said.
Two suspects have been taken into custody in connection to the incident, KGW8 reported. Their identities have not yet been released.
Police responded to reports of shots fired at a street intersection near Normandale Park just after 8 pm, before demonstrators could even begin a planned march, which was set to begin at 8
Arriving officers found one woman dead, and two men and three other women were taken to the hospital, police said. Their conditions were not immediately known
The incident took place at the intersection of Northeast 55th Avenue and Northeast Hassalo Street in Portland's Rose City Park neighborhood, next to Normandale Park (pictured)
Social media flyers show there was a planned march for Amir Locke, a Black man who was fatally shot by police in Minneapolis, the same time the shooting took place, KOIN-TV reported.
The Oregon State Medical Examiner is expected to identify the woman killed and determine the cause of death. An investigation is ongoing.
Locke, 22, was shot earlier this month as cops executed a no-knock search warrant at an apartment he was staying at.
Police body camera footage released this week showed Locke asleep on a couch and then waking up and holding a handgun toward the floor before the officer opened fire.
The case has caused swift backlash across the nation, as Locke had reached for a legally-held gun, only to be shot dead by Minneapolis PD officers as they saw him draw the weapon.
Amir's name wasn't on the warrant being executed by cops over a homicide case in St Paul. Locke's 17 year-old cousin Mehki Camden Speed was later arrested and charged with that murder.
Locke's death has provoked an outcry against no-knock warrants, with a push by his family and others to ban them in Minnesota and beyond.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has come under scrutiny for the city´s use of such warrants, as has Minneapolis Interim Police Chief Amelia Huffman.
The murder of George Floyd at the hands of former Minneapolis cop George Floyd supercharged the Black Lives Matter movement, with Minneapolis PD since continuing to come under scrutiny.
The 54-second clip shows a SWAT officer use a key to enter the apartment followed by at least four others in uniform and protective vests, time-stamped at about 6:48am.
As they enter, they repeatedly shouted, 'Police, search warrant!' They also shout 'Hands!' and 'Get on the ground!' The video shows an officer kick a sectional sofa, and Locke begins to emerge from under a blanket, holding a pistol.
Three shots are heard, and the video ends.
The city also included a still from the video showing Locke holding the gun, his trigger finger laid aside the barrel. The top of Locke's head is barely visible.
Bodycam footage shows an officer using a key to unlock the door and enter, followed by at least four officers in uniform and protective vests
As they enter, they repeatedly shout, 'Police, search warrant!' They also shout 'Hands!' and 'Get on the ground!'
The footage was released after more than 36 hours of unanswered questions and calls for transparency over the shooting.
The Minneapolis Police Department said in a statement Wednesday that Locke pointed a loaded gun 'in the direction of officers.'
An incident report said he had two wounds in the chest and one in the right wrist.
Minneapolis Police Department bodycam footage shows, 22-year-old Amir Locke wrapped in a blanket on a couch holding a gun moments before he was fatally shot by police
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