Man shot during anti-Trump protest rally in Portland

November 12, 2016 19:23

A man has been shot at an anti-Trump rally in Portland, Oregon, where demonstrations against the president-elect had already become violent.

Portland police reported projectiles were thrown at them by protesters before a shooting was reported on Morrison Bridge in the centre of city.

In a statement, police have described the victim's injuries as non-life threatening and said he is being treated in hospital.

Police have described the possible suspect as a thin man in his late teens, 5 foot 8, wearing a black hoodie and saggy blue jeans.

An eyewitness to shooting, local community activist Cameron Whitten, said protesters were moving westbound over the bridge when a car with multiple occupants drove onto the bridge travelling eastbound.

The 25-year-old activist said the car's multiple occupants got out and one of them armed with a gun shot in the air before shooting a demonstrator in the lower body.

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