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NYPD Release Footage of Proud Boys, Antifa Confrontation

NYPD have released footage of a October 12 fight between members of far-right group, the Proud Boys, and anti-fascist Antifa activists.

Police were appealing for more information to identify three men involved in the altercation, which was also captured from another angle in a video widely circulated on social media over the weekend. The violence erupted after Gavin McInnes, a founder of the Proud Boys, spoke as an invited guest of the Metropolitan Republican Club in New York City that night, according to local media.

NYPD announced on Monday, October 15, that the department had sufficient evidence to "arrest nine members of the Proud Boys for rioting and attempted assault, the Daily Beast reported. Credit: NYPD News via Storyful