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Michael Forest Reinoehl, the suspect in the fatal shooting of a pro-Trump demonstrator during clashes in downtown Portland Saturday night, was shot and killed Thursday by federal authorities in Washington as they attempted to arrest him. On Thursday evening, Reinoehl, 48, emerged from an apartment complex in Lacey that officers with the U.S. Marshals Service Pacific Northwest …
Michael Forest Reinoehl, the suspect in the fatal shooting of a pro-Trump demonstrator during clashes in downtown Portland Saturday night, was shot and killed Thursday by federal authorities in Washington as they attempted to arrest him.
On Thursday evening, Reinoehl, 48, emerged from an apartment complex in Lacey that officers with the U.S. Marshals Service Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force had been watching on the suspicion that he was hiding out inside.
He ran to a car parked outside, and officers fired into the car, Thurston County Sheriff’s Lt. Ray Brady told the Oregonian. Officers blocked the car with their vehicles, and Reinoehl began to run. When he pulled out a gun, officers fired at him again, and he died in the street.
“Initial reports indicate the suspect produced a firearm, threatening the lives of law enforcement officers,” read a statement from a Marshals Service spokesperson. “Task force members responded to the threat and struck the suspect.”
Earlier on Thursday, Portland police had issued a warrant for Reinoehl’s arrest on a murder charge.
On Saturday, pro-Trump demonstrator Aaron Danielson was shot in the chest, allegedly by Reinoehl, and died during clashes between Black Lives Matter protesters and a caravan of pro-Trump demonstrators who drove through the streets of downtown Portland.
In a Vice News interview published Thursday, Reinoehl claimed he acted in self-defense and believed he was in danger of being stabbed, admitting he later ran from the scene.
Reinoehl declared his allegiance to Antifa on social media before the incident. He described himself as an anti-fascist and posted photos on social media from several protests he has attended in Portland since May, when demonstrations began in the city after the police custody death of George Floyd.
