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On Friday, May 29th, demonstrators gathered at the Multnomah County Justice Center in the 1100 Block of SW 3rd Ave in Downtown Portland. At 11 p.m., demonstrators began smashing windows and vandalizing the building. Flares and other incendiary devices were thrown into a ground-level office while Corrections Records staff were working inside. Staff quickly evacuated to a secure location within the Justice Center. The building’s fire sprinkler system activated and doused the fires, but caused extensive water damage.
The Justice Center is now cleared and secured. Multnomah County’s Rapid Response Team (RRT) is on scene and will remain at the Justice Center indefinitely. The East County Major Crimes Team is responding to thoroughly investigate these crimes and will hold people accountable for the destruction caused.
“I am incredibly disappointed in Friday night’s actions that put staff, adults in custody and the public in extreme risk,” Sheriff Reese said. “This could have had tragic consequences in a corrections setting.”