One person was shot and killed in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday evening. There is little clarity beyond that — the shooting occurred as a large caravan of President Trump supporters and Black Lives Matters demonstrators clashed in the city in the wake of the Jacob Blake shooting, but law enforcement has not confirmed if the incident was directly linked to the confrontation, The Associated Press reports.
Per AP, the Portland Police Bureau said officers responded quickly to the victim after getting word of gunfire shortly before 9 p.m., but the man, who police said was shot in the chest, did not survive.
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