Rioters Fire Smoke Grenades, Use Fencing to Block Exits in Portland

Rioters set off smoke grenades on the steps of Mark O. Hatfield Courthouse in Portland, Ore., on July 17, 2020. Mason Trinca/Getty Images

Rioters in Portland fired smoke grenades overnight after hauling fencing to several buildings and blocking exits.

The mayhem in Oregon’s largest city continued as an Antifa-linked group bragged that the evening “has been tactical” and demonstrators’ “energy is high.”