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July 18, 2020 – A protestor in a speedo and boots standing during a lull in the night’s intensity. Approximately 500 people gathered in remonstration of police brutality at the Multnomah County Justice Center in Portland, Oregon. Protesters eventually tore down the fencing that was newly erected around Chapman Square to barricade doors to the federal courthouse next to the Justice Center. Federal police used tear gas, pepper spray and other crowd control munitions to drive protesters away from the courthouse, but protesters continued to gather after police withdrew into courthouse building. The protest continued into the early hours of Sunday, July 19. Photo by Austin Johnson.