Groups Clash in Downtown Portland, No Arrests Made

Pro-police demonstrators and others, left, and counter-protesters, fire pepper spray and hurl objects at each other in front of the Multnomah County Justice Center in Portland, Ore., on Aug. 22, 2020. Nathan Howard/Getty Images

Demonstrators and counter-demonstrators clashed in Portland on Aug. 22, spraying each other with pepper spray and repeatedly engaging in physical fights. No arrests were made.

Video footage and photographs show a chaotic scene that played out in the early afternoon as people fired paintballs and brawled with weapons such as bats and shields.