Social Media: Protesters Clash With Portland Police

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Taya Alami, GoLocalPDX Reporter

A number of demonstrators clashed with Portland police Tuesday night after a demonstration spilled onto the city’s freeways and central city bridges.

Demonstrators gathered to protest the decision made the night before by a Missouri grand jury not indict an officer who shot and killed an unarmed black teenager.

Hundreds of protesters marched through Portland’s downtown Tuesday night, affecting traffic in the city as well as on Interstates 5 and 84. Police also had to momentarily close the Burnside and Morrison bridges.

A demonstration began at Justice Center on Southwest 3rd Avenue at 4 p.m.

After the organized event ended, a separate group broke away and began a second march that wound its way through downtown, then across the Burnside Bridge and onto Southeast Grand Avenue.

At Southeast Grand Avenue and Oak Street, Jeffrey Martens, 37, of Hillsboro, was punched in the face by a protester while Martens was seated inside his car. The assailant then disappeared into the crowd, according Sgt Pete Simpson of the Portland Police Bureau.

Martens was not seriously injured, police said.

Protesters then marched onto Interstate 5 off the Water Street exit. Protestors threw rocks and bottle at officers, police said.

Officers used pepper spray and the freeway was clear within approximately 10 minutes, according to police.

Police made seven arrests in all.

By 8 p.m. most of the crowd had dispersed.

Here's how the events unfolded on social media.

The peaceful protestors have separated from the anarchists. This is a protest. Not a riot. Portland for Mike Brown. pic.twitter.com/Ury6Nd3rcC
— MIKE BROWN (@Astro_Hanso) November 26, 2014

"@OzTony_: If I would mob to Portland tonight I would probably become famous"
— king uzi (@uzianthony) November 26, 2014

Found the police they are a block from VooDoo donuts #Portland #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/8E6Ptt4yPI
— Cassandra (@CassieRamirez) November 26, 2014

@deray from Portland Oregon! pic.twitter.com/d9myI3kJSm
— hanan (ر) (ن) (@hananal9) November 26, 2014

"Take off your riot gear, there is no riot here." #Portland #Ferguson #MikeBrown pic.twitter.com/KU2KQFyMKc
— hanan (ر) (ن) (@hananal9) November 26, 2014

@ChuckCJohnson @Shaftan #Portland protesters cheer as FD truck rings bell while they march past. #Ferguson #NotFerguson
— Shannon Knutsen (@STKnutsen) November 26, 2014

Arrests have been made in Ferguson protest in Portland, at least one driver assaulted. http://t.co/ETBkGwaAHD pic.twitter.com/xI6mNutuUS
— FOX 12 Oregon KPTV (@fox12oregon) November 26, 2014

Portland Police say several protesters arrested for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. pic.twitter.com/wP6zUd9B6z
— Kyle Iboshi (@KyleIboshi) November 26, 2014

Now marching in silence, followed by "Two more blocks, that's where we make the stand!" #Ferguson #Portland pic.twitter.com/2D2FKE0Kx2
— Katherine Cook (@KCookKGW) November 26, 2014

Ferguson rally blocks traffic at Burnside & MLK; TriMet reports major delays for buses and MAX http://t.co/ETBkGwaAHD pic.twitter.com/ph8dW9jbkU
— FOX 12 Oregon KPTV (@fox12oregon) November 26, 2014

Portland police now announcing they might use physical restraint on anyone who doesn't leave the streets. pic.twitter.com/gMiIz9qkX9
— Alan Sylvestre (@SylvestreAlan) November 26, 2014

MT @SylvestreAlan: Another march breaks off the original march. Headed north on 3rd in downtown Portland #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/AO6vzyulBj
— OPB News (@OPBnews) November 26, 2014

Ferguson rally moving through the streets of downtown Portland. PHOTOS: http://t.co/Aq1UmC8nbb pic.twitter.com/UHR9LvH6qB
— FOX 12 Oregon KPTV (@fox12oregon) November 26, 2014

At the Portland protest to #StandWithFerguson. pic.twitter.com/dVjuxng44E
— Pro-Choice Oregon (@prochoiceoregon) November 26, 2014

Live in Portland https://t.co/UROw7I9jb2
— JAKOB X (@tweensuicide) November 26, 2014

“@yehudachababo: Streets are packed in Portland #JusticeForMikeBrown pic.twitter.com/jdsGPPMrIw”oh my god
— steph (@CazaStephanie) November 26, 2014

“@maxoregonian: 'Look at all this...look at all the bridges we took over,' one speaker says to applause. pic.twitter.com/y1xAmQL4nt”-Portland OR
— Robert Melcher (@K7bobeu) November 26, 2014

#protest #justice shout out to #Ferguson #Portland pic.twitter.com/MGZCjIMyQP
— Juan Lopez (@Dat1Mexican300) November 26, 2014

“@JeffreyTurnter: about shut down Portland bridge #ferguson https://t.co/pQiSr5GnQd”

Scenes from tonight's #Ferguson rally in downtown #Portland. via @KATU_Chopper2 pic.twitter.com/4gQkCXAFzT
— ѕyndιcalιѕт (@syndicalisms) November 26, 2014