Police on Sunday released images of three men they are looking for in connection with a brawl Friday night in Manhattan involving members of a far-right group and the people protesting them.
According to the city police department, at some point in the fight, two of the men are seen in video kicking a person who was lying on a sidewalk and the other man was seen punching someone as that person tried to run away from the melee. It is not confirmed if the men are members of the far-right group.
The violence Friday night followed a speech by Gavin McInnes, the founder of the Proud Boys, at the Metropolitan Republican Club on the Upper East Side. The state Republican Party had invited McInnes to speak.
The male-only Proud Boys describe themselves as "western chauvinists." The Southern Poverty Law Center has designated the Proud Boys a hate group.
Videos posted on YouTube show clashes between the Proud Boys and groups that were protesting McInnes's speech.
Police said the fight broke out a few blocks away from Metropolitan Republican Club. According to authorities, one victim said he was approached by about 8 to 10 people who began taunting him before attacking him and taking his bag. No serious injuries were reported.
35-year-old Caleb Perkins, 20-year-old Kai Russo, and 20-year-old Finparr Flonim face robbery and assault charges. Perkins was also charged with resisting arrest. They reportedly are not members of the Proud Boys, however.
Police spokesman J. Peter Donald said Saturday that the department was reviewing video and would make other arrests as warranted.
The NYPD is asking anyone with information on the fight to come forward.
A spokesperson for state Republican Party said in a statement that the party has not been contacted about any police investigation.
The Republican club was vandalized ahead of Friday's speech by McInnes, who is also a co-founder of Vice Media. Statewide Republican officials said the damage included smashed windows, a spray-painted door, and a keypad lock covered in glue. A note left at the scene claimed that the damage was "just the beginning."