PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Protests for racial justice and police reform continued in Portland a day after protesters tried to establish an “autonomous zone” outside Mayor Ted Wheeler’s residence.
Thursday marked the 21st day of protests in Portland sparked by the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police. Following the peaceful march on Wednesday, a large crowd marched through the streets of downtown Portland — eventually ending up in the Pearl District where they tried to set up a so-called “autonomous zone” outside what they believed to be Mayor Wheeler’s residence.
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