Portland security officers report being injured during protests
Portland OR June 6 2020
The seventh night of protests in Portland ended relatively peacefully but in previous nights, six security officers report being assaulted and injured.
“I know you’re frustrated, I know you’re angry,” Deputy Chief Chris Davis said in an afternoon briefing Thursday. “I know you’re tired. But despite all of this, you’ve been able to keep it peaceful and dignified. I have a lot of respect for that.”
Davis said officers did encounter what he described as a “splinter group” of about 200 people who lit fires, threw things at officers, and broke windows.
“At one point, a security guard was assaulted with a bottle,” Davis said. “Officers and paramedics arrived to assist him and while they were leaving, one of our officers was struck in the face with a full beer can that someone threw at him. This brings the officers injured in last week to 19.”
Police have reported five other security guards injured on previous nights but none seriously.
Security officers are working at office buildings, high rises and other private property sites throughout downtown.
