Portland’s mayor and police commissioner on Monday defended the city’s strategy dealing with events that led to brawls and people exchanging gunfire on city streets. Members of the right-wing Proud Boys and far-left Antifa gathered in Oregon’s largest city over the weekend and violence broke out. The events culminated with at least two people exchanging gunshots on a city street, though no gunshot wounds were reported. The violence unfolded after Portland Police Chief Chuck Lovell said officers would not intervene. “It’s not necessarily the best tactical approach to have officers wading into situations where groups are clashing with each other. I understand the optics of that, but we have to make tactical decisions that put us in a position where we’re likely to be successful in making an arrest or taking someone into custody,” he told reporters on Friday. Only one person has been arrested so far, but Ted Wheeler, …
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