Senior cops have defended an undercover officer who pulled a gun on protesters after being exposed during a march against police brutality.
The officer was pictured by a Reuters photographer after drawing his weapon during a march in Oakland, California.
The plain-clothed cop was among protesters marching against decisions not to bring charges in the killings of Michael Brown in Ferguson and Eric Garner in New York.
The march had dwindled from 150 to about 50 people when the officer and his partner were recognised, according to police chief Avery Browne.
Mr Browne said the officers - who were gathering information - attempted to leave, but a man struck one of them in the back of the head, starting a struggle.
The crowd then "encircled the officers and began to close in," according to Mr Browne.
The officer who had not been hit brandished his badge and baton, and ordered the demonstrators to back up, Mr Browne said.
When they failed to back off, the officer drew his weapon.
Within a minute or two, about 20 uniformed Oakland police officers arrived and detained one of the protesters.
"We are extremely, extremely cognizant and sensitive to the display of a gun (...) It can be very upsetting," said Mr Browne.
But he said the detective involved told him he had been in fear for his and his partner's lives and there was a "mob continuing to advance upon them".
"No one has provided any evidence that the officers were inappropriate in what they did," Mr Browne said.
On previous evenings this week in the Bay Area, riot police have fired tear gas and pepper spray to disperse crowds of demonstrators.
Oakland and neighbouring Berkeley, California, have seen nightly demonstrations all week over the treatment of Mr Garner and Mr Brown, two unarmed black men.
Mr Garner died in New York when he was put in a chokehold by a police officer. Mr Brown died after being shot in Ferguson, Missouri.
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