Portland protesters chant ‘Jacob Blake’ while setting fire to police union association as riots erupt in US
PROTESTERS in Portland shouted "Jacob Blake" as they set fire to the police union building during yet another night of unrest in the Oregon city.
Blake, a 29-year-old black man, in the back by a police officer in front of his three young children in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Sunday.
Portland has been home to daily Black Lives Matter protests since the police killing of George Floyd, another black American who died in Minneapolis after an officer knelt on his neck for eight minutes.
Monday's unrest led police to declare a riot in the Portland yet again.
Riots have been declared in the city nearly 20 times since the start of the protests after Floyd's death in May, .
Throughout the night of violence, 25 people were arrested, the Bureau said, and several of them were carrying weapons, including "an electronic control weapon, baton, dagger, and multiple knives."
Manhattan was also home to a large protest on Monday sparked by the shooting of Blake, as several hundred demonstrators gathered in Times Square and marched to Washington Square Park.
Despite violence that has often broken out between protesters and NYPD in recent months, that Monday's protest in the city was large and peaceful.
"I fear for myself. I fear for my other black brothers and sisters," protester Kimberly Bernard told the station during the demonstration.
"It's exhausting, but as long as I can breath I'm gonna continue fighting."