Federal Officers Fire Tear Gas, Make Arrests After Portland Rioters Launch Fireworks Into Courthouse
Federal officers deploy tear gas and less-lethal munitions while dispersing a crowd from the Mark O. Hatfield Courthouse in Portland, Ore., on July 24, 2020. Nathan Howard/Getty Images
Federal officers fired tear gas and other crowd-control munitions after rioters in Portland launched commercial fireworks into a federal courthouse and set fires just outside the building.
Federal agents gave multiple warnings to disperse before responding with crowd control measures.
Zachary Stieber
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