Witness says Feds shot Portland Murder suspect in a manner that resembled an "execution". No warning
Michael Reinoehl, the antifascist activist accused of the killing Aaron “Jay” Danielson in during a right-wing protest in Portland last month, was shot and killed by officers who were dispatched to arrest him near Olympia, Washington on September 3rd. Now an eyewitness is contradicting the federal account of Reinoehl’s final moments, alleging that — far from attempting to “peacefully arrest” Reinoehl — law enforcement opened fire on him without warning, and that Reinoehl himself never brandished a gun.
In an interview with Vice News filmed shortly before his death, Reinoehl appeared to acknowledge that he had shot Danielson during a confrontation in downtown Portland, insisting, “I had no choice.” Affiliated with the far right group Patriot Prayer, Danielson had been part of a Trump “cruise rally” that veered off local freeways into urban Portland streets and clashed with counter-protesters. Reinoehl described himself as “100% ANTIFA all the way” on social media; the white 48-year-old had volunteered as security during local Black Lives Matter protests. The encounter between the men was quick and deadly. Danielson released bear spray at Rienoehl, who allegedly fired two shots, killing Danielson, according to a warrant issued for Reinoehl’s arrest on charges of second degree murder and unlawful use of a firearm....
...The Marshals are a branch of the Justice Department. And in a separate statement, Attorney General Bill Barr elaborated on the encounter: “When Reinoehl attempted to escape arrest and produced a firearm, he was shot and killed by law enforcement officers,” Barr insisted. Barr’s statement was starkly political, applauding the “takedown” of Reinoehl as a victory for Trump’s brand of law-and-order. Calling Reinoehl “a dangerous fugitive, admitted Antifa member, and suspected murderer,” Barr insisted his killing was a “significant accomplishment in the ongoing effort to restore law and order to Portland,” adding: “The streets of our cities are safer with this violent agitator removed, and the actions that led to his location are an unmistakable demonstration that the United States will be governed by law, not violent mobs.”
But a new witness to the killing of Rienoehl now alleges that the fugitive task force itself behaved as a violent mob. The witness, Nate Dinguss, released his description of events through an attorney, relating that “officers never attempted to apprehend Reinoehl and did not issue any commands prior to shooting at him.” The eyewitness, his attorney describes, saw the task force ambush Reinoehl, whom Dinguss had seen “walking toward his car with his cellphone in his hand chewing on a gummy worm when two unmarked law enforcement vehicles suddenly converged from different directions and began firing at Reinoehl.”
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/eyewitness-disputes-federal-killing-accused-portland-shooter-barr-reinoehl-1058049/
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