Man takes rifle to racial injustice protest in US

Tensions flared between left- and right-wing protesters on Sunday morning following days of protests over a Black man shot and killed by authorities in a city near Portland, Oregon.

Heavily armed protesters were seen marching through the streets as police tried to keep order.

Kevin E. Peterson Jr. 21, was shot Thursday night in Hazel Dell, an unincorporated area of Vancouver, Washington.

The city is about 12 miles (19 kilometers) north of Portland.

The community is a short drive north across the Columbia River from Portland, where racial justice protests have played out nearly every night since George Floyd’s killing by police in May.

The area is also home to the right-wing group Patriot Prayer, which has held rallies for President Donald Trump in Portland in recent months that ended in violence.