Suspect in deadly shooting of right-wing activist in Portland killed by officers in Lacey
https://komonews.com/news/local/authorities-suspect-in-fatal-shooting-at-portland-protest-killed-by-officers-in-lacey
LACEY, Wash. — A man suspected by police of fatally shooting a Trump supporter in downtown Portland last weekend was killed in Lacey Thursday night when authorities tried to arrest him during a traffic stop.
A spokesperson for the Pierce County Sheriff's Department said officers responded to a home in Lacey to find Michael Forest Reinoel, 48, a suspect believed to be involved in Aug. 29's fatal protest shooting in Portland.
Authorities said the suspect exited the house and got into a vehicle when officers tried to stop the car. Shots were fired and the suspect was killed in the gunfire, authorities said. No officers were injured in the shooting.
Reinoehl had described himself in a social media post as "100% ANTIFA," suggested the tactics of counter-protesters amounted to "warfare," and had been shot at one protest and cited for having a gun at another.
Reinoehl was himself killed Thursday when he pulled a gun as federal agents confronted him near Lacey, Washington, a senior Justice Department official told The Associated Press, speaking on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the investigation.
>Truly surprised local media actually used 'ANTIFA' in a news article