RICHMOND, Va. — A city dump truck was set on fire as protesters faced off with Richmond police during a demonstration in support of protesters in Portland, Oregon.
Richmond police declared an unlawful assembly late Saturday as the department worked with Virginia State Police to clear a crowd of several hundred demonstrators.
News outlets report protesters had been planning for days the demonstration called “Richmond Stands with Portland” in an apparent reaction to ongoing tensions between protesters and U.S. agents in Oregon's largest city.
Police also extinguished a mattress fire. Glass windows were shattered at a restaurant and a dorm on the Virginia Commonwealth University campus.