Portland police issued a warning about two hours after the demonstrations began, warning that officers were prepared to start using crowd control weapons if the violence did not end.

Police officers in Lafayette, Louisiana have shot and killed a black man who resisted arrest and tried to walk into a gas station store. Lafayette Police Department officers responded to a disturbance call, involving a man with a knife at a Shell gas station around 8pm Friday. When they tried to apprehend the suspect, identified as 31-year-old Trayford Pellerin, he allegedly ignored repeated orders to surrender as well as several taser shots fired at him. The incident was captured by a bystander in a video that showed a man walking away from a group of cops towards the entrance to a convenience store. The officers involved in the shooting were placed on administrative leave as the Louisiana State Police conducts an investigation, in coordination with local community leaders, while interim Police Chief Scott Morgan promised to “do whatever we can as far as transparency goes.”

Meanwhile, in Portland protest night 87. Protest gather outside the sheriffs building in SE Portland. Police declare an unlawful assembly. Police disperse protesters, pushing them physically out of the area, use smoke and make arrests. Police toss a tear gas canister from the van on their way out. Protestors set a mattress on fire.

An anti-police protest in Denver outside police department headquarters escalated into violence Saturday night as rioters began smashing windows, setting small fires in the street, throwing rocks and hurling fireworks toward officers. At one point, members of the crowd in what was dubbed the "Give Em Hell" protest were seen trying to tear down a fence that was surrounding the Statehouse, FOX 31 Denver's Evan Kruegel reported. At least eight arrests were reported, according to Kruegel. At another point, a rioter was seen throwing a bicycle at a police officer. Rioters also set fire to an American flag. Some of the fireworks exploded close to officers. One officer was reportedly injured but it's unclear how serious the injuries were. A Reddit post that earlier publicized the "Give Em Hell" protest claimed Denver officials had not addressed activists' calls to defund the police and said that bill calling for a referendum on replacing the police with a Peace Force was vetoed.