A driver and and Antifa-Black Lives Matter protester faced off against each other with drawn handguns In Eugene, Oregon Saturday night when protesters blocked a street, preventing the driver from passing through.
Screen image from C. Francis O’Leary video.
Video of the incident was posted to Twitter by C. Francis O’Leary, Managing Editor of the Daily Emerald. No one was shot and the impasse ended peacefully, reported O’Leary.
https://twitter.com/CFrancisOLeary/status/1287216307138519040
“Someone in traffic apparently pulled a gun and said “get the fuck out of my way”…”Truck guy pulled his gun again, BLM protester ran up with their own gun and said drop it. (I usually avoid posting faces, but I would be negligent in my journalistic duty to modify this)…After close to a minute the truck driver drove off. I didn’t see who lowered their weapon first because I stopped recording to warn people down range from the truck driver’s barrel that they were in danger.”
https://twitter.com/CFrancisOLeary/status/1287241701807886337
https://twitter.com/CFrancisOLeary/status/1287478428862574592
More video of the driver pulling a gun on Antifa-BLM protesters:
https://twitter.com/kraiibaby/status/1287324044530872321
— Destiny (@windoffate) July 26, 2020
https://twitter.com/161EUG/status/1287278954143940610
Earlier, as Antifa-BLM protesters were being counter-protested by All Lives Matter demonstrators, a gunshot was heard, but no one was hurt. James Crepea with the Oregonian reported the shooter was arrested.
https://twitter.com/Lundhale/status/1287235256001552384
https://twitter.com/mgbelka/status/1287247524735008769
https://twitter.com/CFrancisOLeary/status/1287234672867434496
7 adults and 1 juvenile were arrested for rioting Saturday night in Eugene, EPD announces. One man fire a gun into the air amid a crowd of protestors and was later arrested. Graffiti and broken windows at EPD Auditor's offive, Wells Fargo, Whole Foods, Elkhorn Brewing (1/2)
— James Crepea (@JamesCrepea) July 26, 2020
The All Lives Matter demonstrators:
Counter protesters with “All Lives Matter “ signs and American flags have shown up at the courthouse and the Eugene’s own Wall of Moms has formed in front of them. pic.twitter.com/WKYQnj9crb
— Jordyn Brown (@thejordynbrown) July 26, 2020
