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PORTLAND MANHUNT
Cops hunt BLM rally beating suspect, 25, after shocking vid showed him drag driver from pickup and beat him unconscious
COPS are hunting a 25-year-old man in connection with a shocking video showing a driver being dragged from his pickup and beaten unconscious at a Black Lives Matter rally in Portland.
Portland Police Bureau launched a manhunt for due to his .
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The driver, , was allegedly pulled from his truck and beaten unconscious by BLM protesters, who claimed he had been trying to run them over.
Haner was driving a pickup truck near protesters in Portland, , and crashed it into a sidewalk in the downtown area on Sunday night.
Haner's recollection of the attack comes as:
- during a Black Lives Matter demonstration
- Demonstrators before they were hit by tear gas in Portland
- as the extremist groups violently clashed in
- A Portland district attorney said
- BLM protesters in to wake residents up
He was then pulled from the car before Love allegedly punched and kicked him in the head.
Portland police said they have made several attempts to reach Love – aka "Keese Love" – but have not been successful.
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Police said they have probable cause for his arrest and that the victim is recovering in hospital.
"PPB Investigators have been made aware of attempts by members of the public to contact Love after possible personal information was posted online," cops said.
"Investigators urge the public to not do this as it can be dangerous. Also, the information circulating on social media is not always accurate."
On Monday, cops said the victim was believed to have been helping a "transgender female who had some of her things stolen in the area of Southwest Taylor and 4th Ave," who they have yet to identify.
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Shortly before 10:30p.m. on Sunday, police responded to a 911 call from someone who reported that protesters “chased a white Ford” four-by-four truck, which then crashed in the downtown area.
Protesters then dragged the driver out of the vehicle, one caller stated.
Another told police an estimated nine to 10 people began “beating the guy,” the caller stated.
Graphic video posted to Twitter shows a group of protesters throwing the man to the ground before one violently kicks him in the head, which appears to knock him unconscious.
Other video shows medics tending to the man, who can be seen bleeding from the head.
One of the people helping the man shouts for bystanders to call 911.
Protesters claimed the man was trying to hit them with his car before the violent altercation, the reported.
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However, the driver denied that he was targeting protesters.
In one of the videos, he can be heard saying, "I ain’t tryna hurt no one," before he was knocked out.
A woman who was with the man can be seen sobbing and asking why he's bleeding in another video of the clash.
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Portland has seen for nearly three months since the police killing of in in May.
While the protests have been mostly peaceful, on several occasions, typically after dark.
Journalist Drew Hernandez, who online, said the man in the truck was attempting to evade protesters by driving away.
He said the protesters "began to harass and physically assault him and his female partner in the street for defending someone they robbed."
"He then began to drive away to evade them," Hernandez said. The protesters also caused the man to crash his truck, Hernandez said.
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The crowd was "hostile" when officers arrived on the scene on Sunday night, according to .
Riot-gear clad officers cleared the area around the crashed truck, which reportedly had no license plates and was left partially on the sidewalk.
Anyone with information should contact Det. Brent Christensen at 503-823-2087 or [email protected].
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