Portland police responded to a Northeast Portland bar Wednesday after scores of apparent members of antifa and far-right protesters clashed outside the business.

Cider Riot near Northeast Couch Street and Eighth Avenue was hosting a post-May Day rally gathering with live music when the far-right groups arrived. According to patrons of the business, about 60 people were at Cider Riot when about 20 far-right protesters showed up. Several patrons said Joey Gibson, founder of the far-right group Patriot Prayer, was at the scene.

“Patriot Prayer and their affiliates showed up, and started pepper-spraying people on our property,” said Cider Riot owner Abram Goldman-Armstrong.

Quintin Robinson, who lives across the street from Cider Riot, told The Oregonian/OregonLive that he saw both groups throwing things at each other and people being doused in bear spray.

“I was sleeping, and I heard the noise and woke up,” he said. “I see bottles being shattered, people screaming obscenities.” A news release from Portland police said some 60 people were involved in the clash.

Videos posted on Twitter by freelance reporter Mike Bivins show the fights starting after someone throws what appears to be a drink at the far-right protestors. One of them responds by deploying a chemical spray, leading to some of the group being doused in bear spray.

Warning: Video contains graphic language.

breaking: far-right protesters and Proud Boys have arrived at Cider Riot. Cider Riot has done benefits for antifa and has also been vandalized in the past. RIOOOT. huge fight! pic.twitter.com/PKeRdYCF6d — Mike Bivins (@itsmikebivins) May 2, 2019

Both sides continue to spray and throw items at each other. At some point after, two people fought in the street while members of both sides circled around them watching and cheered them on.

Two women outside the bar appeared to be suffering from being sprayed in the face. Goldman-Armstrong said he was busy during the incident trying to keep the far-right protesters out of his business, but he heard that a woman was punched and knocked unconscious. In a news release, Portland police said they did not find an unconscious person and that no one wanted to file a police report.

No arrests have been announced by police. The bureau’s news release said that police would review video footage and photographs of the incident and try to identify people involved in criminal activity.

Two men who were at the bar for the May Day event said members of their group defended themselves physically and verbally.

Goldman-Armstrong said this is not the first time his business has been targeted by far-right groups. He said members of the same groups that were at Wednesday’s fight stole a flag that was displayed outside his business.

Goldman-Armstrong said employees called Portland police, but officers did not arrive until about 20 minutes after the fight had ended. He chastised them for not showing up to defuse the fight, and Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler for his handling of far-right groups.

“They didn’t respond when it happened, and they left us hung out to dry, and to be assaulted by these thugs who don’t even live here," he said. ”Members of a known hate group are allowed to assault people. I’m very upset with Ted Wheeler for not doing anything.”

— Jayati Ramakrishnan; 503-221-4320; jramakrishnan@oregonian.com; @JRamakrishnanOR