Portland man charged with murder after deadly shooting at protest
by Guardian staff and agencies from on (#5WEB6)
- Benjamin Smith charged over death of Brandy Knightly, 60
- Four others wounded in violence in park on Saturday night
Portland officials have charged a 43-year-old man in the deadly shooting at a protest against police violence over the weekend.
Multnomah county deputy district attorney Mariel Mota said on Tuesday that investigators had concluded Benjamin Smith confronted protesters in a Portland park on Saturday night, told them to leave and then drew a pistol and opened fire, killing a woman and wounding four other people.
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