Moment Trump supporter pulls gun on rockthrowing ANTIFA rioters who smashed his truck's tail lights, sprayed paint on his windscreen and then surrounded him
This is the moment a Trump supporter pulled a gun on Antifa protesters after his truck was vandalized during a caravan past the capitol building in Salem.
Video captured demonstrators spraying paint across the windscreen of the truck, and smashing the tail lights, before the driver steps out with a gun and points it directly at anti-fascist protesters.
The driver, who was wearing an American flag sweater, was almost immediately apprehended by police who ordered him to drop to the ground and let go of his weapon.
The tense moment was one of many clashes between left-wing, anti-fascist demonstrators and right-wing protesters Sunday near the Oregon State Capitol grounds in Salem.
A driver pulls a handgun on protesters after they broke his trucks lights on March 28, 2021 in Salem, Oregon
The protesters clashed with occupants of vehicles that had participated in an American flag-waving car caravan, despite law enforcements efforts to to keep the groups separate
The driver, who was wearing an American flag sweater, was almost immediately apprehended by police who ordered him to drop to the ground and let go of his weapon
Marion Counter Sheriff's deputies and Oregon State Troopers arrest the driver who pulled a handgun on protesters after they broke his trucks lights
Several arrests were made, though authorities didn't immediately provide an exact figure.
The Statesman Journal reports that protesters, many wearing black masks and helmets and some wearing anti-fascist stickers, stood for a few hours waiting for a caravan from a right-wing rally in Sandy, Oregon, that was expected to arrive at the Capitol.
The 'Freedom' rally was advertised as an event to honor those who 'fought for our freedoms.'
Protesters on the sidewalks and in the street in Salem threw objects at a number of vehicles that drove by the Capitol with American flags, breaking some vehicles' windows.
A protester is nearly hit by a truck that drove through a crowd during an anti-fascist rally in Salem, Oregon
A car was hit with yellow paint as protesters and counter protesters clashed during an anti-fascist rally in Salem, Oregon, U.S., March 28
The tense moment was one of many clashes between left-wing, anti-fascist demonstrators and right-wing protesters Sunday near the Oregon State Capitol grounds in Salem
Several arrests were made, though authorities didn't immediately provide an exact figure
Protesters confront a Trump supporter on March 28, 2021 in Salem, Oregon. The protesters clashed with occupants of vehicles that had participated in an American flag-waving car caravan, despite law enforcements efforts to to keep the groups separate
At least three people were arrested including Andrew Alan Foy, 34 for second-degree disorderly conduct and second-degree criminal trespass, Nathan McFarland, 33, for second-degree disorderly conduct and Anthony Villaneda,18, for five counts of pointing a laser.
Salem police closed Court Street due to 'ongoing reports of criminal activity' and announced over a loudspeaker that if people did not disperse immediately they would use 'impact weapons, munitions and tear gas' against them, and protesters could be arrested.
Earlier that day, at 2:30 p.m, police tweeted that they expected 150-200 people who would be 'heavily armed'.
'The risk of violence has increased as the opposing protestors are expected to arrive in large numbers. We have received reports that vehicles driving past the capitol are being struck with balloons filled with paint and green lasers being pointed at drivers.'
If (possible), avoid traveling (through) streets around the capitol mall,' officials tweeted. Anyone observing criminal behavior should immediately move to a safe location & call 911.'
Police are seen as Oregon State Police and the Salem Police officers declared an 'unlawful assembly' during an anti-fascist rally in Salem
Anti-fascist protesters rally outside of the Oregon State Capitol building during an anti-fascist rally in Salem, Oregon
A protester waves an anti-fascist flag at the Oregon statehouse on March 28
A protester displays a water gun filled with an unidentified substance on March 28
Protesters gather to counter a planned rally on March 28, 2021 in Salem, Oregon
An Oregon State Trooper watches protesters on March 28, 2021 in Salem, Oregon
Protesters on the sidewalks and in the street in Salem threw objects at a number of vehicles that drove by the Capitol with American flags, breaking some vehicles' windows
