Portland Mob Pelts Police with Objects After Officer Shoots Man Who Was Reportedly Stabbing Someone

Police became the targets Thursday in Portland, Oregon, after a fatal shooting that some accounts say took down a man involved in stabbing another person.

Portland police said officers were sent to a motel for “a welfare check on a white adult male dressed in all black.”

“After officers arrived with paramedics, they encountered a man matching that description and an officer involved shooting took place,” the agency said in a news release.

The shooting victim later died.

As police were investigating the incident “a group gathered at the crime scene and began yelling, throwing items at officers, and attempting to interfere with the investigation,” police said in the release.

“One officer’s baton was grabbed and she was being pulled toward the crowd. Other officers quickly intervened,” police added.

“Someone from the crowd pepper sprayed an officer. At least one police vehicle’s tires were punctured and a window broken. Police officers citywide were called to assist with scene security,” police said in the release.

Contrary to the conclusions many jumped to, an unnamed witness to the shooting told KOIN-TV