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U.S. Flags Burned in Skirmishes Over Killing of Kevin Peterson in Portland
The shooting death by police in Clark County, Washington, is under investigation. It took place only 12 miles north of Portland where racial injustice protests have been ongoing.
www.newsweek.com
There have been differing accounts over what led up to Peterson's shooting. Without naming him, Clark County Sheriff Chuck Atkins said in a statement on Friday that "upon entering the parking lot of a bank, the man reportedly fired his weapon at the deputies. The deputies returned fire and the subject was tragically killed."
However, the Southwest Washington Independent Investigative Response Team (SWIIRT) said in a statement that victim had simply "produced" a gun before deputies fired.
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