U.S. senator calls for federal investigation into beating near Portland protests


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  • Wednesday, 19 Aug 2020

A photograph of Marquise Love, 25, who police in Portland, Oregon, have identified as a suspect in the Sunday beating of a man after the victim crashed his pickup truck near a Black Lives Matter protest, in this undated handout photo from Portland Police, released August 18, 2020. Portland Police Bureau/Handout via REUTERS

(Reuters) - A top U.S. lawmaker on Tuesday called for the Department of Justice to prosecute a group of people caught on videotape beating and kicking a man who crashed his truck near Black Lives Matter protests in Portland, Oregon.

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham urged the department to probe the case as Portland police identified a 25-year-old man suspected of taking part in the Sunday night attack and asked him to surrender.

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