Black Lives Matter Portland protester writes Feds in his own blood after being ‘shot in face with projectile’
A BLACK Lives Matter protester in Portland crossed out the word "FEDS" in his own blood after being hit in the face with a projectile.
As tensions rose during protests in Portland and cities across the United States this last weekend, Black Lives Matter protester Camillo Massagli was seen making the gruesome gesture.
After being hit directly in the face with an unknown object, allegedly a rubber bullet or bean bag fired by federal officers, Massagli used his blood to write the word "FEDS" and cross it out on the ground.
He proceeded to give a hand gesture to federal officers on the scene and appeared to play on a trumpet in front of them.
The incident happened over the weekend stemming from weeks of protests over racial injustice and the police treatment of people of color that flared up after the May 25 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Handcuffed Floyd, who was black, died after a white police officer used his knee to pin down the victim’s neck for nearly eight minutes while he begged for air.
Also in Portland this weekend, a Vietnam veteran was pepper sprayed in the face by federal agents on Sunday evening.
In a video recorded by journalist Andrew Kimmel, Mike Hastie is seen yelling at federal agents about people being murdered in Vietnam.
"We did it every day - and your generation doesn't know that. You don't know that," he said.
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Hastie, who referred to himself as a "Vietnam veteran" and "combat medic," said a few more words before getting pepper sprayed.
As he yelled: "This is why I did this" - an agent sprayed him in what appeared to be his eyes and pushed him away.
Other protests occurred over the weekend in major cities across the United States including Seattle, Oakland, Austin, New York and Richmond.