Loretta Smith calls for open carry for Portland city councilors following latest protest Oregon Public Broadcasting OPB

Federal officers deployed clouds of tear gas and other crowd control munitions, including flash-bang grenades, on Saturday afternoon outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland on demonstrators.

The Department of Homeland Security identified the individuals shot as Venezuelan gang members. The federal defender first told OPB that the allegations are “a well-worn playbook.”

A spokesperson for the private club described the damage to its building as “significant but contained.” There’s no indication at this early point in the investigation that the incident is…