Federal officers in Portland, Oregon, fired tear gas and used other crowd-control devices early on July 27 after rioters launched fireworks and hurled projectiles at them during efforts to take down fencing around a U.S. courthouse building.
Rioters used wooden boards and other objects to smash the barrier, which was erected last week to try to deescalate the nightly mayhem that’s unfolded in Oregon’s largest city since late May.
