“Today I instructed the head of the Portland police that the gas should not be used until there is a serious threat to life,” Wheeler wrote on his Twitter.
Today, I directed Portland Police Chief Jami Resch that gas should not be used unless there is a serious and immediate threat to life safety, and there is no other viable alternative for dispersal.
- Mayor Ted Wheeler (@tedwheeler) June 6, 2020He specified that gas should be used only in response to life-threatening violence.
Earlier it became known that about 10 thousand people took part in the protests against racism, which took place in Washington.