Suspect in Portland activist's 2019 killing appears in court
On Friday, the man accused of killing Sean Kealiher made his first appearance in court — nearly three years after the alleged murder.
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On Friday, the man accused of killing Sean Kealiher made his first appearance in court — nearly three years after the alleged murder.
Court documents released Friday state that Christopher Knipe, 47, allegedly confessed to police that he was driving a vehicle that killed Sean Kealiher in October 2019.
After years of investigation, Portland officers have arrested a man for the murder of Sean Kealiher, a local anti-fascist activist who was 23 at the time of his death. Kealiher, known by friends as “Armeanio,” was fatally hit by someone in a black SUV in Northeast Portland in the early morning hours of October 12, 2019. Kealiher was struck shortly after leaving the now-shuttered Cider Riot pub on NE Couch and 8th. The driver fled...
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