OLYMPIA, Wash. — (AP) - Police arrested a 27-year-old man participating in a rally in support of President Donald Trump after he allegedly fired a gun at counter-protesters during a clash in Olympia.
The Olympia Police Department says the man was booked into jail on suspicion of first- and second-degree assault.
The pro-Trump rally and march began Saturday afternoon on the capitol campus.
After the Trump supporters encountered a group of counter-protestors, police say the two sides clashed.
Officers had ordered the crowd to disperse when the shooting suspect allegedly pulled out a pistol and fired toward the crowd.
Officers asked anyone injured in the shooting to come forward.
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