Anti-Trump protesters take to the streets
Five people were shot in the US city of Seattle on Wednesday night, local media reports.
Two of the victims had life-threatening injuries, the Seattle Fire Department wrote on Twitter.
A rally against US president-elect Donald Trump was moving along nearby streets at the time of the shooting, witnesses told the Seattle Times.
However, the Seattle Police Department said on Twitter it believed the shooting was not connected to the rally.
According to the Seattle Times, witnesses described hearing several gunshots before police responded.
Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Seattle.
Protests in Seattle post election#TrumpProtest #Seattle #democracy #myvote2016 #TRUMP @seattletimes @KIRO7Seattle @KING5Seattle pic.twitter.com/5sD1xSLZHd
— Seattle Ki Rani ♚☂ (@Nibha_27) November 10, 2016
Meanwhile, thousands of protesters marched through the streets of New York.
Protesters marching through NewYork. #TrumpProtest
— Saleh Abbas 💿 (@SyedSalehAbbas) November 10, 2016
pic.twitter.com/MkTFok17ac
In Oakland, police reportedly fired tear gas to disperse protesters.
#TrumpProtest in #Oakland. Cops tear-gassed us and then something else blew up. Welcome to 2016. pic.twitter.com/V12r3ARAY6
— HO-CHUNK// #NODAPL (@m0rphinedrip) November 10, 2016
Protesters also gathered in front of City Hall in Los Angeles.
#NotMyPresidentElect at the #TrumpProtest in Los Angeles in front of City Hall! Letting my voice be heard! pic.twitter.com/t6g3K8Upcw
— Jerry Biviano (@JerryBiviano) November 10, 2016
Thousands of protesters also gathered at Trump Tower in Chicago.
Thousands of Protesters in front of Trump Tower in Chicago #TrumpProtest pic.twitter.com/1ok0exQiHh
— Boston Herald Radio (@HeraldRadio) November 10, 2016