ANTI-FASCISTS clashed with the Proud Boys in Portland, Oregon, on Sunday night, with one far-right protester opening fire on a group of counter-demonstrators.

The gunman, identified by police as Dennis G Anderson, crouched behind a bin and shot at anti-fascists who had peacefully gathered in the centre of the west coast US city.

No-one was hit, but several people were injured as the far-right group attacked individuals in a violent spree after a Proud Boys had held a reunion in an abandoned store car park earlier in the day.

Mr Anderson was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and unlawful use of a weapon.

Left-wing activist Dustin Brandon Ferreira said that Mr Anderson had used a racist slur against a black man in his group before firing in their direction.

Footage on Twitter showed that Proud Boys members in the north-east of Portland had turned over a medical van and were shooting paintballs at vehicles passing by.

Several cars were wrecked and a secondary school car park was briefly occupied.

Proud Boy thugs were also photographed beating a counter-protester after swarming his vehicle.