Portland State University brief shelter-in-place during protest leads to 3 arrests

Danny Peterson
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Due to protest activity, a shelter-in-place order was briefly issued on the Portland State University campus, eventually leading to three arrests late Friday night.

The university initiated the shelter order at 9:38 p.m., according to a post by PSU on X. By 10: 12 p.m., the shelter-in-place order ended, PSU said in a follow-up post. However, they warned people to “Continue to avoid area in front of Hoffman Hall.”

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KOIN 6 News reached out to PSU for comment. At 9:59 p.m., a spokesperson acknowledged that their Campus Public Safety Office was responding to an incident, with the assistance from the Portland Police Bureau, near the South Park Blocks area. However, they did not confirm whether or not the activity was protest-related at the time.

However, after the shelter-in-place order ended, a PSU spokesperson confirmed to KOIN 6 News the following at 10:41 p.m.:

“There is an ongoing protest on campus that we are monitoring. At one point, there were concerns about violence which led us to issue a brief shelter in place. The environment has since calmed down and we have resumed monitoring.”

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A KOIN 6 News videographer who captured footage of the ongoing situation as it was unfolding around 11 p.m. said police had gathered in riot gear and were standing by, watching a group of about 100 protesters dressed in black.

Early Saturday morning, a PPB spokesperson said one person was arrested as they were leaving the demonstration, but this was based on “probable cause to arrest from a different incident.” PSU police also arrested two people caught spraying graffiti on campus property.

The spokesperson additionally confirmed to KOIN 6 News that, while PPB was assisting with monitoring the protest on campus, the demonstrators had largely left the area by midnight.

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