A man drove his car into a crowd of protesters overnight in downtown Portland, injuring three, before fleeing the scene, police say.
The driver, identified by police as 27-year-old Anthony Eaglehorse-Lassandro, drove away “at a high rate of speed” but was tracked and eventually arrested, Portland police said. He remains in the Multnomah County Detention Center.
The incident occurred early Wednesday morning as protesters marched in downtown Portland as part of the city’s 20th consecutive day of protests. Thousands of demonstrators have gathered and marched through city streets each day, calling for sweeping reforms to protect people of color from police brutality.
Video footage from the scene near Southwest Third Avenue and Alder Street shows the driver turning toward a group of demonstrators in the street. The driver pauses, then accelerates into the group, sending at least one person to the ground.
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The driver flees, and a group of demonstrators gives chase on foot. Police said other drivers associated with the protesters appeared to follow him.
The driver later appears on the video a second time. He hits a vehicle then gets out of his car. A demonstrator runs toward him, and he drives away, tires squealing.
Two people were taken from the scene by ambulance, police said. Another was taken for treatment in a personal car. Police don’t think any of them suffered injuries that threatened their lives.
Portland police Air Support Unit officers tracked Eaglehorse-Lassandro’s car and directed colleagues to the spot where he had stopped and fled on foot in Southeast Portland.
Eaglehorse-Lassandro was the only person arrested in connection with Portland’s latest protests, which began Tuesday and extended into Wednesday morning. He’s accused of hit and run, reckless driving and possession of a controlled substance, according to police.
Demonstrators also marched onto southbound Interstate 405 and remained on the Fremont Bridge for about two hours Tuesday near downtown Portland.
The protests are part of a massive uprising of demonstrations that has swept the country after the death of George Floyd, a black man who died May 25 after a white Minneapolis police officer kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes.
Police urge anyone who has information about the downtown hit and run to email Sgt. Erin Smith at erin.smith@portlandoregon.gov.
-- Jim Ryan; jryan@oregonian.com; 503-221-8005; @Jimryan015
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