Suspect in Portland Shooting Killed During Arrest
2020-09-05
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1U.S. law enforcement officers shot and killed a man suspected of being the gunman who killed another man in Portland, Oregon last week, the U.S. Marshal Service said Friday.
2Officials identified the suspected gunman as 48-year-old Michael Forest Reinoehl.
3They said he was killed as federal agents attempted to arrest him near Lacey, Washington.
4Lacey is about 93 kilometers north of Portland.
5Reinoehl was wanted in the killing of 39-year-old Aaron "Jay" Danielson, who was a supporter of the group Patriot Prayer.
6The U.S. Marshals Service said that "the suspect produced a firearm, threatening the lives of law enforcement officers."
7The officers then shot and killed him.
8On Thursday, Portland's Police Bureau had approved orders calling for Reinoehl's arrest.
9It asked federal law enforcement officials to help find him.
10Reinoehl had described himself in a social media post as a snowboarder, former Army soldier and "100% ANTIFA."
11He reportedly had attended and helped with security for anti-racism demonstrations in Portland.
12Antifa, short for the term anti-fascists, is a loosely organized political movement.
13Members oppose groups that they consider fascist.
14They are also against racial and economic injustice.
15Reinoehl appeared to say that he was involved in the shooting of Danielson in a Vice News video found on the internet just hours before his death.
16"It was a free for all and the police were letting it happen," Reinoehl said.
17"Had I not acted, I am confident that my friend and I'm sure I would have been killed because I wasn't going to stand there and let something happen," he added.
18"I could have sat there and watched them kill a friend of mine of color. But I wasn't going to do that."
19Protests, including demonstrations by Black Lives Matter supporters, have taken place daily in Portland since the police killing of George Floyd.
20The Minnesota man died in May after a police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes.
21Last Saturday, supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump held an event called "Trump 2020 Cruise Rally in Portland."
22About 600 vehicles with Trump signs drove through the city.
23Videos taken that day show Trump supporters shooting paintballs and spraying Black Lives Matter protesters.
24They, in turn, threw objects at the vehicles and tried to block them.
25Aaron "Jay" Danielson told The Portland Tribune that he was there to provide "security services" for the event.
26He had a Patriot Prayer hat, was wearing military clothing and armed with knives, a paintball gun and mace.
27Danielson was shot to death later that night.
28The Southern Poverty Law Center describes Patriot Prayer as "a far-right group" in the Pacific Northwest.
29It says the group has organized events with Proud Boys and other extremist groups.
30Joey Gibson, the leader of Patriot Prayer, has urged members and supporters to be armed at these events, saying, "Everyone should be carrying around guns at all times, especially people in our situation."
31As the protests nearing the 100-day mark, Oregon's Governor Kate Brown and local leaders called for an end to the violence.
32Brown wrote, "There is no place for white supremacy or vigilantism in Oregon."
33I'm John Russell.
1U.S. law enforcement officers shot and killed a man suspected of being the gunman who killed another man in Portland, Oregon last week, the U.S. Marshal Service said Friday. 2Officials identified the suspected gunman as 48-year-old Michael Forest Reinoehl. They said he was killed as federal agents attempted to arrest him near Lacey, Washington. Lacey is about 93 kilometers north of Portland. 3Reinoehl was wanted in the killing of 39-year-old Aaron "Jay" Danielson, who was a supporter of the group Patriot Prayer. 4The U.S. Marshals Service said that "the suspect produced a firearm, threatening the lives of law enforcement officers." The officers then shot and killed him. 5On Thursday, Portland's Police Bureau had approved orders calling for Reinoehl's arrest. It asked federal law enforcement officials to help find him. 6Antifa supporter 7Reinoehl had described himself in a social media post as a snowboarder, former Army soldier and "100% ANTIFA." He reportedly had attended and helped with security for anti-racism demonstrations in Portland. 8Antifa, short for the term anti-fascists, is a loosely organized political movement. Members oppose groups that they consider fascist. They are also against racial and economic injustice. 9Reinoehl appeared to say that he was involved in the shooting of Danielson in a Vice News video found on the internet just hours before his death. 10"It was a free for all and the police were letting it happen," Reinoehl said. "Had I not acted, I am confident that my friend and I'm sure I would have been killed because I wasn't going to stand there and let something happen," he added. 11"I could have sat there and watched them kill a friend of mine of color. But I wasn't going to do that." 12Protests, including demonstrations by Black Lives Matter supporters, have taken place daily in Portland since the police killing of George Floyd. The Minnesota man died in May after a police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes. 13Patriot Prayer member 14Last Saturday, supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump held an event called "Trump 2020 Cruise Rally in Portland." About 600 vehicles with Trump signs drove through the city. 15Videos taken that day show Trump supporters shooting paintballs and spraying Black Lives Matter protesters. They, in turn, threw objects at the vehicles and tried to block them. 16Aaron "Jay" Danielson told The Portland Tribune that he was there to provide "security services" for the event. He had a Patriot Prayer hat, was wearing military clothing and armed with knives, a paintball gun and mace. 17Danielson was shot to death later that night. 18The Southern Poverty Law Center describes Patriot Prayer as "a far-right group" in the Pacific Northwest. It says the group has organized events with Proud Boys and other extremist groups. 19Joey Gibson, the leader of Patriot Prayer, has urged members and supporters to be armed at these events, saying, "Everyone should be carrying around guns at all times, especially people in our situation." 20As the protests nearing the 100-day mark, Oregon's Governor Kate Brown and local leaders called for an end to the violence. Brown wrote, "There is no place for white supremacy or vigilantism in Oregon." 21I'm John Russell. 22Hai Do wrote this story for Learning English with additional reporting from the Associated Press and Reuters. George Grow was the editor. 23_______________________________________________________________ 24Words in This Story 25snowboarder - n. a person who uses a board shaped like wide ski to go downhill 26fascist - n. an organized society in which government ruled by a dictator 27loosely - adv. not closely joined or united 28kneel - v. (past tense, knelt) to move your body in which a knee is on something 29spray - v. force stream of small drops of liquid (on someone or something) 30far-right - n. the extreme right wing of a political or a group