A police manhunt is on for a suspect who shot an anti-Donald Trump protester in Portland, Oregon after they got into a confrontation, as demonstrations against the US president-elect continue.Protests have taken place in various parts of the United States since Wednesday after the controversial Republican candidate Trump was elected the 45th US president.
On Saturday, hundreds resumed marches in New York City. In Chicago, hundreds more - including families with small children - chanted "No hate. No fear. Immigrants are welcome here" as they marched through Millennium Park, a popular downtown tourist attraction.
Police said in a statement the Portland attacker got out of his vehicle on a bridge where he confronted and then shot the anti-Trump protester, who was taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
A search was on for the shooter, who reportedly fled in the vehicle after the attack and is still at large.
Anti-Trump protests swept on Friday across the cities of Miami, Atlanta, Philadelphia, New York, San Francisco and Portland, drawing about thousands of people who voiced anger at the billionaire businessman's controversial campaign rhetoric about immigrants, Muslims and women.
Other small demonstrations were held in US cities. Some waved American flags or carried signs reading "Not My President."
Earlier in the night, protesters blocked traffic and threw objects at Portland police dressed in riot gear who responded with pepper spray and flash-bang devices. At one point, police pushed protesters back and appeared to take at least one person into custody, according to footage on a local NBC affiliate.
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