At least one man was taken into custody after apparently pointing a gun at the crowd participating at a Black Lives Matter rally in Portland today after the death of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile.
A Facebook group, Don’t Shoot Portland, held a rally starting at Pioneer Courthouse Square. The crowd of about 400 people—including many University of Oregon students—then marched through 6th Avenue to the Justice Center, where the incident happened.
Oregonian reporter Jim Ryan live-tweeted the event.
Man with a gun just pointed it at someone. #dontshootpdx
— Jim Ryan (@Jimryan015) July 8, 2016
The man has backed away from the crowd. Some people are following him. #dontshootpdx
— Jim Ryan (@Jimryan015) July 8, 2016
The man who apparently pulled the gun has just been taken into custody. One other man too, it appears. #dontshootpdxpic.twitter.com/UTQxvjA119
— Jim Ryan (@Jimryan015) July 8, 2016
In Eugene, students will be holding a similar memorial march tomorrow.
