PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police arrested two people Tuesday night in downtown Portland, Oregon, after a large group of people marched through the streets and smashed windows of businesses, including different Starbucks locations. The city has seen repeated protests and vandalism since George Floyd’s death last May. Earlier Tuesday Mayor Ted Wheeler declared a state of emergency for the verdict at the murder trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin. On Wednesday Wheeler extended a state of emergency in the city for another 24 hours. KOIN reports people began gathering around 7 p.m. Tuesday to “celebrate George’s life” outside the Justice Center in downtown Portland.
2 arrested in Portland protests, mayor extends emergency
