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=== 2019 === A free speech rally held by [[Enrique Tarrio]] in Washington D.C. reportedly asked for an increased police presence after online threats by an Antifa supporter to attack attendees with muriatic acid.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/video/6054600012001 Former Antifa member says attacks on conservatives needs to stop], ''Fox News''</ref> Right-wing reporter [[Andy Ngo]] was milkshaked, sprayed with silly string and kicked and beaten by Antifa protestors while covering a protest in Portland, Oregon, on June 29.<ref>[https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2019/06/portland-mayor-police-come-under-fire-after-right-wing-writer-attacked-at-protest.html Portland mayor, police come under fire after right-wing writer attacked at protest], ''Oregon Live''</ref> Antifa activist [[Willem van Spronsen]] attempted to firebomb an Immigration and Customs centre on July 13. Van Spronsen was killed by police when he attempted to ignite a propane tank.<ref>[https://www.npr.org/2020/07/23/893533916/i-am-antifa-one-activist-s-violent-death-became-a-symbol-for-the-right-and-left 'I Am Antifa': One Activist's Violent Death Became A Symbol For The Right And Left], ''NPR''</ref> On August 4, [[Connor Betts]], an Antifa supporter, shot and killed 9 people in Dayton, Ohio, just 13 hours after the [[Patrick Crusius|El Paso shooting]].<ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/el-paso-dayton-shootings-august-2019/h_c3fe4a1d2b04da849422f817647227ab The Dayton shooter had an extreme left Twitter feed], ''CNN''</ref> However police stated he was not motivated by politics.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/04/us/dayton-ohio-shooting-what-we-know/index.html What we know about the shooting in Dayton, Ohio], ''CNN''</ref> In August 2019, Antifa made another appearance in Berkeley opposing a rally by the [[Proud Boys]]. The police stepped in to try and prevent violence, but several skirmishes occurred, including an attack on a bus full of Proud Boys during which one of the Proud Boys was hit with a hammer, and an incident in which a man was beaten and pepper-sprayed. 13 people were arrested. The Democratic Party headquarters in Oregon was vandalized by Antifa members in protest of the police's failure to solve the murder of local anti-fascist activist Sean Kealiher.<ref>[https://theintercept.com/2021/03/03/antifa-portland-sean-kealiher-murder/ Why Did Police Never Solve Murder of Portland Anti-Fascist?], ''The Intercept''</ref>
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