Protesters took to the streets of Portland and Vancouver for a 138th day, demanding justice for Kevin Peterson and the arrest of the officers responsible. Demonstrators smashed in many windows as they marched, before arriving at the Washington State Patrol crime headquarters, taking down the American flag, and burning it. A car also drove through the crowd in Portland, nearly hitting many protesters. There was also a confrontation between Patriot Prayer and demonstrators, with a brawl nearly breaking out.
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Protesters in Portland met at Revolution Hall on what would have been George Floyd’s 47th birthday to commemorate his life and the movement that formed after him. Demonstrators gave Floyd’s cousin balloons, which they promptly released into the air while chanting ‘George Floyd’.