The "No Kings" protest in Salt Lake City was struck by violence when a man allegedly brandished a rifle near the crowd.

The 39-year-old man was a successful apparel designer who devoted his life to celebrating artists from the Pacific Islands.

The largely peaceful protests during the "No Kings Day" demonstration in downtown Los Angeles took an intense turn in the afternoon. Police ordered the crowd to disperse at about 4:15 p.m. PDT near Alameda Street and Temple Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department's Central Division.

The ‘No Kings’ protest rally in Elgin Saturday drew a huge crowd to Kimball Street armed with signs bearing messages like, “Rejecting Kings since 1776,” and chanting in opposition to