Portland man sues city, alleges PPB officer attacked him

Elijah Warren remembers Sept. 5, 2020 like it was yesterday. He was in the garage of his Southeast Portland home. His son, his son's friend and the family dog were in the house. Nearby a crowd was protesting police brutality in the wake of George Floyd's murder. Suddenly Warren heard screaming coming from inside the house. Read more: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/loca... "I knew it wasn't natural," Warren said. "Something was wrong and I opened the door and my eyes started to burn. And I saw my son and his friend with the attachment from the sink trying to get their eyes washed out." It appears the tear gas that officers were using to disperse demonstrators had seeped into Warren's house. After tending to his son and his friend, Warren went outside to talk with officers. He says he was civil. He saw officers were civil. Then a different officer approached from behind. Subscribe:    / kgwnews8   Watch the latest KGW newscast: https://www.kgw.com/watch Get the KGW app: https://kgw.com/appredirect