ICE Thugs Shot at Protesters After Being Tear Gassed by Other Bungling Goons [View all]

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Cops say Portland protests got worse after the arrival of federal agents.

Federal officers are alleged to have opened fire with pepper balls on a crowd of protesters and cops after their own bungling colleagues accidentally teargassed them.

Portland police commander Franz Schoening testified in court that protests outside the South Portland ICE headquarters had been “mild” in September—but swelled after Donald Trump announced National Guard troops were headed to the city.

He said violence directed at federal officers remained limited, while agents “sometimes used excessive force,” including the Oct. 18 incident during a No Kings protest when ICE officers accidentally fired a canister that bounced onto the roof of the facility, hitting their own colleagues.

This then led to the armed officers on the roof shooting back into the driveway, striking local police and protesters with pepper balls and tear gas of their own, according to Schoening, Reuters reported.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/ice-thugs-shot-at-national-guard-protesters-in-portland-after-being-tear-gassed-by-bungling-colleagues/