REVELING IN DEATH
Portland BLM activist shockingly says ‘I’m not sad a f***ing fascist died’ as US flag is burned
A BLACK Lives Matter activist has been filmed ranting to a mob that she was "not sad a f***ing fascist died" after a pro-police protester was shot dead in Portland.
The footage, which was apparently taken in after last night's violence, shows the activist gloating over the death of the man as well as the burning of the US flag.
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The last night came as a large caravan of Donald Trump supporters in about 600 vehicles surged into the city where they clashed with Black Lives Matter counter-demonstrators..
An Associated Press freelance photographer heard three gunshots and then observed police medics working on a man who had been shot in the chest.
It is unclear who killed him.
But in videos, a militant can be seen addressing a whooping crowd where she seems to praise the man’s death.
" I just got word the person who died was a Patriot Prayer person," she said.
"He was a f***ing Nazi. Our community held its own, and took out the trash.
I am not going to shed any tears over a Nazi dying."
In another video, she was heard saying: "I am not sad that a f***king fascist died tonight.
"Everybody needs to realize what is going on in these streets.
"Our community can hold its own without the police
"We take out the trash on our own."
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NINETY-FIFTH NIGHT OF UNREST
Police said the caravan of pro-Trump supporters had left the area about 8.30 pm and officers heard gunshots at about 8.46 pm.
Officers arrived at the shooting scene within a minute, police said, but the man who was shot did not survive.
Police Chief Chuck Lovell said: "This violence is completely unacceptable and we are working diligently to find and apprehend the individual or individuals responsible.”
Portland Police said in a press release on Sunday that they are working to investigate the incident, and are asking people who may have information on the incident to come forward.
"It is still early in this investigation, and I ask everyone to give the detectives time to do their important work before drawing conclusions about what took place," Lovell said in a statement.
"If anyone can provide information about this case, I ask them to please reach out to our detectives.
He added: This violence is completely unacceptable and we are working diligently to find and apprehend the individual or individuals responsible."
Joey Gibson, head of the Patriot Prayer group, described the victim as a "good friend," the Associated Press reported.
“I can't say much right now," Gibson wrote in a text to the AP.
He added: "All I can do is verify that he was a good friend and a supporter of Patriot Prayer,”
Gibson arrived at the scene shortly after the shooting occurred.
He told the AP he was penned inside a gas station for a short time by angry demonstrators.
Police asked anyone with video or information to contact Detective Rico Beniga at 503-823-0457 or by email at [email protected], or Sergeant Joe Santos at 503-823-0406 or by email at [email protected].
The incident came as around 600 vehicles of counter-protesters came into the city and clashed with Black Lives Matter demonstrators.
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The two groups clashed, and police said they made some arrests.
Portland has so far had 95 nights of unrest after the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Many of them end in vandalism and violence, and hundreds of demonstrators have been arrested by local and federal law enforcement since late May.
In the two hours following the shooting, protesters gathered downtown and there was sporadic fighting and vandalism, police stated.
Some gave speeches in Lownsdale Square Park before the protest petered out.
A total of ten people were arrested, police said.
Responding to last night's clashes in Portland, Trump tweeted: "The National Guard is Ready, Willing and Able.
"All the Governor has to do is call!"
On Thursday Trump invoked Portland as a liberal city overrun with violence in a speech at the Republican National Convention as part of his law and order re-election campaign theme.
Acting Homeland Security secretary Chad Wolf called on city and state leaders to step up and protect the community when speaking with on Sunday.
"We need them to do their job. We need them to step up, and if they can't or they don't have the ability or the resources, ask the federal government," Wolf said.
He added: "It's time to end the lawlessness and the chaos that we see in Portland."
The caravan marked the third Saturday in a row that Trump supporters have rallied in the city.
Meanwhile in Washington DC, BLM protesters were tear gassed as they marched on the White House.
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