Wheeler’s comments came on the heels of the rioters barricading the front doors of the occupied Portland Police Bureau’s (PPB) East Precinct and attempting to burn the building down on Aug. 5.
The mob used plywood and an accelerant to start a blaze outside the front doors of the occupied precinct.
Over 20 officers and civilian employees were inside the building at the time, FOX News reported.
“When you commit arson with an accelerant in an attempt to burn down a building that is occupied by people who you have intentionally trapped inside, you are not demonstrating, you are attempting to commit murder,” Wheeler pointed out during a press conference on Thursday afternoon, according to FOX News.
