Don't Shoot Portland, also called Don't Shoot PDX, is a

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-based accountability group formed by

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supporter Teressa Raiford to scrutinize actions of the

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History

Don't Shoot Portland held a march on 7 July 2016 following the police killings of two black men:

Alton Sterling On July 5, 2016, Alton Sterling, a 37-year-old black man, was shot and killed by two Baton Rouge Police Department officers, Blane Salamoni and Howie Lake II, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Police were responding to a report that Sterling was selli ...

in Louisiana and

Philando Castile On July 6, 2016, Philando Castile, a 32-year-old African American man, was fatally shot during a traffic stop by police officer Jeronimo Yanez of the St. Anthony police department in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area. About 9 p.m. ...

in Minnesota. At the march, conservative blogger Michael Strickland pulled a gun and pointed it at protesters. According to ''The Hill'' video showed Strickland holding what appeared to be a video camera while arguing and backing away from protesters, before drawing his weapon. Strickland, known to post YouTube videos for "Laughing at Liberals", was shepherded away from the crowd by Jessie Sponberg, a mayoral candidate, before being arrested by police. He was later convicted of crimes relating to this incident. In 2021, Raiford stated that activists in Portland were focused on saving lives while city leaders were focused on saving windows. Don't Shoot Portland sued the

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over the 2020 deployment of federal forces in Portland.

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* Advocacy groups in the United States Organizations based in Portland, Oregon Black Lives Matter {{Oregon-stub

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