A growing divide among Portland demonstrators against police violence resurfaced Wednesday as the nightly protests marked their 70th day.
Confrontations between police and protesters have shifted from downtown — the historic heart of the demonstrations — to police buildings across the city, where a faction of protesters now gather every night.
Demonstrators collected Wednesday night outside Portland Police East Precinct on Southeast 106th Avenue, more than six miles from downtown. The precinct is in a residential area, surrounded by apartments.
Near the entrance of the building, someone used a metal tool to repeatedly hit the glass window.
Around 9:55 p.m., police declared the gathering a riot.
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