2020-07-27 00:00:00, Dakin Andone, CNN
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Protests there took center stage this month after President Donald Trump sent federal agents to the city to protect federal property — a move that angered local demonstrators, who view it as an occupation of their city.
Federal agents deployed tear gas and flash bangs from behind the fence, set up as a barricade between the protesters and the Multnomah County Justice Center, across the street from the federal courthouse, the CNN team reported.
(CNN)Protests flared up across the country this weekend, two months after the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis catalyzed a nationwide reckoning over race and policing.
In a series of tweets, police told protesters to disperse, citing "the violent conduct of people downtown" and warning that they would deploy tear gas.
An adult male, identified by police Sunday night as 28-year-old Garrett Foster, died after shots were fired at protesters, police spokeswoman Katrina Ratcliff said.
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BLM protests erupted across the US this weekend as calls for racial justice continue to grow – CNN, us
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