Updates below:
11:05 PM:
“An extra note, after the large window was broken, federal agents, deployed, tear gas, and flash bands into the crowd to attempt to push them back enough for the Eugene Police Department to enter and block protesters from the entrance
It seems like protesters were just released from the building.”
11:00 PM:
At 5:40 protesters broke some windows in the federal building front entrance and at 6:00 Eugene police showed up to guard the entrance from further damage. Before Eugene police showed up and entire window was broken, which prompted the police to show up. A standoff ensued with protesters and the police for approximately 30 minutes to 45 minutes. Then at 7:23 after a BORTAC team arrived at the federal building, Federal agents stormed out of the building, and the Eugene police left the scene, giving it to the federal agents to control. Federal agents, deployed, flash banks, pepper, balls, teargas, and pepper spray. Federal agents pushed their crowd back to the sidewalk and parking lot across the street.
Federal agents moved back into the building after a standoff at the front steps, firing to your gas as they retreated. Protesters shortly after followed them back to the front entrance where protesters attempted to block the federal agents from exiting by leaning on the doors. This was at approximately 8:16
Federal agents pushed the crowd back minutes later at 8:20. Another standoff ensued at the steps where more teargas was deployed from the grassy embankment to direct the gas into the crowd. Federal agents retreated once again and protesters followed at 9:35.
At 9:48 federal agents pushed back protesters once again to the steps where yet another standoff and sued federal agents pulled back again and deployed, tear gas
Now at 11:01 protesters, about a crowd of 30, stand at the front entrance, demanding federal agents release protesters in the building
7:40 PM:
7:33 PM:
“Tear gas deployed in courtyard and in parking lot across street
People yelling for medics “
6:28 PM:
6:00 PM:
5:58 PM:
“Multiple flash bangs extra EPD forces on scene “
5:43 PM:
5:41 PM:
5:26 PM:
5:26 PM:
5:23 PM:
“It is definitely a PD
And they just got on their cars and turned the lights on”
4:48 PM:
“EPD about to move in from all sides”
“This is unconfirmed. EPD declines comment.”
4:36 PM:
“Confirmed EPD in riot gear”
“Lane county parking parking lot”
4:33 PM:
4:32 PM:
“They seem to be closing in on us. Our job is to be frightened and stay anyway.” Reports of cops or ice setting up around the perimeter of the federal building