No indictment for police officers in fatal Portland shooting
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A protest broke out Wednesday in Portland, Oregon, after a grand jury said two police officers who fired 12 shots at a 27-year-old black man were justified in the fatal shooting.
Patrick Kimmons was hit nine times and was pronounced dead at a hospital on Sept. 30. His mother slammed the grand jury decision as family members and others gathered to protest outside the courthouse.
"The verdict is not justifiable," Letha Winston told The Oregonian/OregonLive."I'm gonna fight for my baby. How could you shoot a man after he already laid down flat?"
Police said a man later drove into the demonstration as it blocked a downtown street. One protester was struck but not injured, according to police. The driver, Mark A.