Rioting Breaks Out at May Day Protest in Portland

Josh FeldmanMay 1st, 2017, 9:27 pm

The scene of May Day protests in Portland, Oregon https://t.co/l44Oq2ee4E https://t.co/KXirBUXnNd

— CNN (@CNN) May 2, 2017

There are May Day protests going on in a lot of places today, but rioting broke out in Portland earlier today.

The Portland Police tweeted out updates during the protest, and as it’s made clear here, things went south quickly:

Additional rocks being thrown so officers will be putting on protective helmets. #MayDayPDX

— Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) May 1, 2017

A @PDXFire medic was hit by a full @pepsi can thrown during #MayDayPDX protest march. Not injured.

— Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) May 1, 2017

Rocks, lead balls and full cans of @pepsi being launched at police. Officers will be donning personal protective equipment. #MayDay2017

— Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) May 1, 2017

.@pepsi Paint, glass bottles, incendiary devices observed and being used by protesters during #MayDayPDX march.

— Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) May 1, 2017

.@pepsi Families with children at the march are encouraged to immediately leave the #MayDayPDX march due to violence from anarchists.

— Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) May 1, 2017

Smoke bombs and other projectiles continuing to be thrown at police during #MayDayPDX march. All participants encouraged to leave the march.

— Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) May 1, 2017

Things got so bad that they had to cancel the protest permit:

Permit being cancelled due to numerous incidents of thrown projectiles, incendiary devices, and other unsafe conditions. #MayDayPDX

— Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) May 1, 2017

Due to actions of anarchists in #MayDayPDX march, permit was cancelled. Law-abiding participants asked to use sidewalks and leave the area.

— Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) May 1, 2017

Incendiary devices thrown at police by anarchists have included fireworks, smoke bombs and Molotov cocktails. #MayDayPDX

— Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) May 1, 2017

Anarchists have destroyed a police car, damaging numerous windows & property, starting fires, attacking police. #MayDayPDX

— Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) May 1, 2017

Multiple fires reported in Downtown Portland, theft of traffic control devices. Everyone will be subject to arrest. #MayDayPDX

— Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) May 2, 2017

Multiple people were arrested earlier.

Photos and videos from the scene have been popping up on Twitter:

Police clash with anarchists during #MayDay march in Portland. https://t.co/06EGguLOfS WATCH LIVE: https://t.co/ln6vGzqLN5 pic.twitter.com/eGvpSJpr1H

— FOX 12 Oregon KPTV (@fox12oregon) May 1, 2017

Anarchist caught on camera throwing a flare into a building in downtown Portland during #MayDay riot. https://t.co/Uc1d5Mt2P6 pic.twitter.com/7QzJ1QeGVU

— FOX 12 Oregon KPTV (@fox12oregon) May 2, 2017

Some of the damage at Fourth and Morrison from a fire in the intersection. pic.twitter.com/z7NSSmwJTQ

— John Hendricks (@JohnKPTV) May 2, 2017

BREAKING: #MayDay rioters now setting fires in the middle of downtown Portland pic.twitter.com/VxKbzmOheo

— Andrew Dymburt (@DymburtNews) May 1, 2017

Businesses being vandalized. Police officially calling this a riot pic.twitter.com/Fx1UR9G564

— Andrew Dymburt (@DymburtNews) May 2, 2017

More damage. This to the Target downtown. Witnesses say rioters smashed the windows and threw flares into the store pic.twitter.com/seYRtNVZPL

— Andrew Dymburt (@DymburtNews) May 2, 2017

A @PortlandPolice car's window smashed by rioters pic.twitter.com/B5HMiRWCwn

— Andrew Dymburt (@DymburtNews) May 2, 2017

Crews all over downtown putting out fires from #MayDay rioters pic.twitter.com/Jv0OeT3Tfi

— Andrew Dymburt (@DymburtNews) May 2, 2017

Damage at Federal Courthouse building on Madison between Broadway and 6th. #MayDayPDX @KGWNews pic.twitter.com/VnHc0rgUYF

— Gene Cotton (@GeneCottonKGW) May 2, 2017