1. Virginia state police said pepper spray was being released by crowd members.

2. Police on Friday night responded with pepper spray to push them back.

3. Officers responded by firing what authorities said was smoke and pepper spray into the crowd.

4. At one point officers used pepper spray to force protesters back.

5. She reportedly fought him off with pepper spray, but was then stabbed to death.

6. She said he had tried to fight back and sprayed the attacker with pepper spray.

7. The attackers were armed with sticks and pepper spray.

8. Belmar said officers used pepper spray but not tear gas.

9. However, he told the Associated Press than a police officer pepper sprayed him.

10. Others used umbrellas to shield their faces from police pepper spray.

11. Officers used pepper spray to force the crowd back.

12. Activists said many protesters had been hurt by police batons, water cannon and by pepper spray.

13. Three officers were injured, two from pepper spray from protesters, police said.

14. Police hit at least 10 people with pepper spray as they advanced.

15. Despite folks getting pepper sprayed, no one retaliated and no arrests were made.