Current Events > Police shot Portland slaying suspect w/out warning or trying to arrest him first

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/09/10/reinoehl-portland-antifa-killing-police/

When police last week surrounded Michael Forest Reinoehl, a self-described anti-fascist suspected of fatally shooting a member of a far-right group in Portland, Ore., the wanted man wasnt obviously armed, a witness to the scene said Wednesday.

In fact, according to Nate Dinguss, Reinoehl was clutching a cellphone and eating a gummy worm as he walked to his car outside an apartment complex in Lacey, Wash. Thats when officers opened fire without first announcing themselves or trying to arrest him, Dinguss, a 39-year-old who lives in the apartment complex, said in a statement shared with The Washington Post.

Dingusss account of the Sept. 3 fatal shooting, first reported by the Oregonian, contradicts details offered by federal authorities, who said Reinoehl, 48, pulled a gun as members of a fugitive task force tried to arrest him. Two other witnesses also told the Olympian they had seen Reinoehl fire a weapon at police.

Dinguss, whose attorney described him as an ordained minister, said he fears reprisals from far-right groups and police for describing what he saw unfolding outside his apartment.

We are very concerned for our clients safety for speaking out, both from the fascist right, and retaliation by law enforcement, said Luke Laughlin, his attorney, in a statement.

There are few official details about what happened next. At least four members of the task force, which included officers from a variety of local agencies, fired dozens of times at Reinoehl; the U.S. Marshals Service later said he had a handgun, but it wasnt clear whether he had ever fired it at police.

Dinguss said he never saw Reinoehl pull out a gun.

He said he watched as two unmarked police vehicles converged on Reinoehl as he walked to his car, holding his phone and chewing on a piece of candy. The officers never audibly identified themselves and didnt try to arrest Reinoehl, Dinguss said.

Instead, he said they immediately began firing. When Reinoehl heard the gunfire, he ducked behind his car, which was pinned in by the law enforcement vehicles; he never tried to get inside, Dinguss said, and never reached for a weapon. Dinguss said he watched police unleash rapid-fire rounds at Reinoehl, once pausing to shout Stop! before resuming their fire.

Dinguss added officers waited multiple minutes before rendering medical aid to Reinoehl, who died at the scene from several gunshot wounds.

The Thurston County Sheriffs Office, which is investigating Reinoehls death, didnt immediately return a message about Dingusss account; a spokesman for the Marshals declined to comment, citing the ongoing investigation.


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Isn't there literal video of a shoot out, or is that someone else?

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shocked pikachu

s0nicfan posted...

Isn't there literal video of a shoot out, or is that someone else?

Where did you see a video of a shoot out?


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FursonaNonGrata posted...

Where did you see a video of a shoot out?

In a past topic when the guy was killed, but I didn't watch it. Otherwise I would have linked it directly rather than asking. At the very least, the initial news reports say he pulled a gun on them.

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s0nicfan posted...

In a past topic when the guy was killed, but I didn't watch it. Otherwise I would have linked it directly rather than asking. At the very least, the initial news reports say he pulled a gun on them.

Did you read the article in this thread

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Cops should be executed for murder.

Doesnt matter if the guy was a murderer if he wasnt even fucking armed or presenting a threat you cant just start shooting.

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FursonaNonGrata posted...

Did you read the article in this thread

Yes. The entire article is reporting on what one witness said, which contradicts everything reported thus far, which would be why I asked about the video.

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Looks like he was right. They were out to get him

The cops gunned him down in the street for no reason?

He was eating a gummy worm?

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Okay, heres a witness report from 6 days ago:
https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/crime/article245485220.html

Chad Smith and Chase Cutler, who were working on cars nearby Thursday, said an unmarked SUV had been parked on School Street for a while when that SUV and another converged on a man in a vehicle at the apartment complex. Smith and Cutler moved onto a grassy area about 50 yards away to watch what was happening.

The man got out of his vehicle and began to fire what they believe was an assault rifle at the SUVs. They said they heard 40 or 50 shots, then officers returned fire, hitting the man.

It reminded me of a video game, Cutler said.

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Slayerblade11 posted...

The cops gunned him down in the street for no reason?

they had a reason. he killed an alt-right individual before that.

pikachupwnage posted...

Cops should be executed for murder.

Doesnt matter if the guy was a murderer if he wasnt even fucking armed or presenting a threat you cant just start shooting.

sure you can. they just did it.

Dinguss

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Hmmm a spicy 1 AMP account

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Look, cops suck.

But this is one dude. Literally other witnesses said there was a shootout. Why are we believing this one guy?

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Lol, Dinguss. I bet that mf can fight anyone to a standstill

s0nicfan posted...

Okay, heres a witness report from 6 days ago:
https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/crime/article245485220.html

So turns out this isn't even what the police are claiming, the account from the OP is actually much closer to what they're saying happened.
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The state and nationalists are intertwined and cooperative. This is sad but unsurprising.

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s0nicfan posted...

Okay, heres a witness report from 6 days ago:
https://www.theolympian.com/news/local/crime/article245485220.html

I'm more inclined to believe this, is it true there are other reports that support this idea

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cuttin_in_farm posted...

But this is one dude. Literally other witnesses said there was a shootout. Why are we believing this one guy?

the other witnesses apparently have given conflicting reports

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/portland-protest-shooting-suspect-killed-in-lacey-as-officers-moved-in/

Chad Smith, 29, said he was sitting outside, eating dinner, when a car accelerated down the street and turned abruptly into the apartment complex.
He and two other men walked over to see what was happening, and thats when we heard the first set of gunshots.
He described bursts of semiautomatic fire.
And we seen the suspect got out of a silver car, got out, pulled out his gun and was shooting toward the cops, said Smith, who said hes lived in the neighborhood for two years. At that point the suspect was shooting and walking backwards.

his initial report suggests the suspect shot first, this report suggests police did

but both are totally different from the police report

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Slayerblade11 posted...

The cops gunned him down in the street for no reason?

He killed one of their buddies, this was clearly revenge.

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lol dingus

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Are we really believing that an antifa psycho that kills random people for supporting cops/Trump is going to go down quietly when faced with actual cops? Seems...unlikely. But I'm not surprised he's getting made out to be an innocent victim. Pedos, rapists, murders, whatever. The left doesn't care how twisted someone is, if they can use them to demonize police they'll gladly pretend scum is virtuous.

Another innocent person gunned down by police. Filthy pigs.

FursonaNonGrata posted...

a self-described anti-fascist suspected of fatally shooting a member of a far-right group in Portland,

That's why.

He killed their boy.

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bonnie parker was eating pimento cheese sandwich when they shot her

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hit squad

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FursonaNonGrata posted...

Dinguss, a 39-year-old

I mean, come on.

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