Shooting sparks protests across Pacific Northwest

Shooting sparks protests across Pacific Northwest

Protests have swept the Pacific Northwest, after Clark County Sheriff's deputies shot and killed Kevin Peterson Jr., a young Black father. Police say he was armed.

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