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The killing of Michael Reinoehl by a US Marshals task force on September 3, 2020 was a state-sanctioned execution, which had the support of then-President Donald Trump, his Attorney General William Barr and the US Justice Department.
Nathan HowardGetty Images And while we’re on the subject of what the late Marvin Gaye sussed out as “trigger-happy policin’” all the way back in 1971, the New York Timesdid a long, deep dive into a semi-famous shooting and the investigation thereof. Last September, U.S, Marshals shot and killed an activist named Michael Reinoehl in the aftermath of unrest in Seattle over police violence. Reinoehl was being sought in connection with the shooting death of a Patriot Prayer activist named Aaron Danielson. Reinoehl fled and was cornered in the town of Lacey, Washington, where he was shot...
Police Say an Antifa Activist Likely Shot at Officers. His Gun Suggests Otherwise. Mike Baker and Evan Hill © by The New York Times. Image: Jashon Spencer, via Facebook A photo illustration shows a law enforcement officer standing next to the bullet-riddled Volkswagen of Michael Reinoehl, an antifa supporter and suspected murderer killed by a federal task force on September 3, 2020. SEATTLE — When a U.S. Marshals task force killed a self-described antifa activist in Washington State in September, the Trump administration applauded the removal of a “violent agitator” w...
April 08 2021 After a summer of protests and political violence, Michael Reinoehl's killing of Aaron 'jay' Danielson garnered national attention. Officers involved in the Sept. 3 shooting of a Portland activist described a tense atmosphere and a chaotic scene caused by communication problems, according to investigation documents newly released April 6. In reports written after the shooting, the officers said they were warned by their superiors that Michael Forest Reinoehl, 48, was armed, and a friend allegedly had told police Reinoehl would not be "taken alive." Several task force memb...