Punches, milkshakes, and eggs fly at journalist and police during violent Portland protests

Police said ahead of the demonstrations that no group had a permit, nor were there plans for marches. At least one person was arrested, and the demonstrators dispersed by the 4 p.m.

The violence comes nearly one year to the day that similar chaos broke out in the city when a right-wing group skirmished with anti-fascists, leading to injuries and arrests.

Video from the event on Saturday shows Andy Ngo, an editor at the publication Quillette, getting hit and pelted with a milkshake. Protesters said “get the f–k out of here,” “go home Andy Ngo,” and “f–king owned bitch” as they silly stringed and threw punches and objects at Ngo.

Ngo posted bloody images of himself later, saying he had been taken to the emergency room.

The Portland Police Bureau said officers also had been hit with eggs and milkshakes.

The police department said they received information about there being some milkshakes thrown during the event that contained quick-drying cement, but it was not immediately clear who might have been hit by the mix.

There were also reports of pepper spray being used.

Hundreds of left-wing marchers showed up in downtown Portland around noon local time, which included tense moments with city police.

Police blared through a loudspeaker that the protesters could be arrested if they refused to disperse as the crowd chanted back “All cops are bastards.”

The police declared a “civil disturbance” as the left-wing group formed to protest a right-wing demonstration by the Proud Boys. Police threatened to use riot control agents on the crowd, but it is unclear if they followed through with their threat to disperse the crowd.

By the early evening, the protests had ended, according to the Oregonian.

Several other altercations were caught on camera, and police encouraged people to reach out with any information if they witnessed the violent encounters.