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Danielson's parents said he blamed [[Antifa (United States)|antifa]] for destruction in Portland and was convinced that the group was funded by someone who wanted America destroyed by civil war.<ref name=spokesman/> Danielson's parents said he had always been a staunch [[Republican Party (United_States)|Republican]], but that more recently, especially since the start of the protests, they had noticed that his views had shifted, stating: "He started to get more and more concerned about government taking over, the U.N. coming in, China controlling everything. I mean, we started hearing about it. We hadn’t heard about it before that."<ref name=spokesman/> Danielson frequently texted them and sent them videos to watch.<ref name=spokesman/> |
Danielson's parents said he blamed [[Antifa (United States)|antifa]] for destruction in Portland and was convinced that the group was funded by someone who wanted America destroyed by civil war.<ref name=spokesman/> Danielson's parents said he had always been a staunch [[Republican Party (United_States)|Republican]], but that more recently, especially since the start of the protests, they had noticed that his views had shifted, stating: "He started to get more and more concerned about government taking over, the U.N. coming in, China controlling everything. I mean, we started hearing about it. We hadn’t heard about it before that."<ref name=spokesman/> Danielson frequently texted them and sent them videos to watch.<ref name=spokesman/> |
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Danielson had also become a supporter of the [[far-right]] group [[Patriot Prayer]], which his parents said they were unaware of.<ref name=spokesman/> According to Patriot Prayer founder [[Joey Gibson (political activist)|Joey Gibson]], Danielson had been attending the group's rallies for about three years.<ref name=spokesman/> Chandler Pappas, a fellow Patriot Prayer supporter who was with Danielson on the night he was killed, reportedly told Danielson's parents that their son's involvement had been limited and begun more recently, around nine months prior.<ref name=spokesman/> Danielson was known within the group by the alias "Jay" and took part in the "Trump 2020 Cruise Rally", wearing a Patriot Prayer hat.<ref name="OregonLive-PP-30-Aug">{{cite news|last1=Campuzano|first1=Eder|title=Man fatally shot after pro-Trump caravan was Patriot Prayer 'friend and supporter' Aaron Danielson|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2020/08/man-fatally-shot-after-pro-trump-caravan-was-patriot-prayer-friend-and-supporter.html|accessdate=August 30, 2020|newspaper=The Oregonian|date=August 30, 2020}}</ref> He had volunteered to provide security for the rally.<ref name=PTSep16/> |
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=== Shooting of Danielson === |
=== Shooting of Danielson === |
Revision as of 13:41, 1 October 2020
On August 29, 2020, Aaron J. Danielson, an American supporter of the far-right group Patriot Prayer,[1][2] was shot dead after participating in "Trump 2020 Cruise Rally", a caravan of more than 100 cars and trucks that drove through Portland, Oregon, displaying banners and signs supporting President Donald Trump and sometimes clashing with participants in the local George Floyd protests. Five days later, his suspected killer, Michael Forest Reinoehl, an anti-fascist activist and antifa supporter, was shot and killed by Marshals and FBI agents near Lacey, Washington, as they attempted to arrest him.
Portland protests
In the weeks and months prior to the two killings, Portland was the site of significant protests against police brutality and racism in the United States, with confrontations between protesters and right-wing counter-protesters.[3][4] Activists clashing in Portland have used paint balls, bear spray, fireworks and other objects.[5] The Portland protests were a part of American and international protests that followed the killing of George Floyd in May 2020.[3][4]
On August 29, 2020, hundreds of Trump supporters took part in the "Trump 2020 Cruise Rally", a caravan of more than 100 cars and trucks displaying pro-Trump flags and signs which drove through Portland. In some cases, the participants fired paintball guns and pepper spray at protesters, who responded by throwing things at the caravan.[6] The rally was set up by Belarussian and Ukrainian immigrants residing in Idaho who used an assumed name to organize the activities on Facebook and other social media.[7][8]
Aaron J. Danielson
Aaron Joseph Danielson (born September 4, 1980) was a resident of Portland.[9][10] Danielson was born and raised in Spokane, Washington. He attended local schools including Shadle Park High School, dropping out during his senior year and then briefly working as a mover in Spokane.[11] Danielson moved to Portland soon after and together with a friend established a successful small moving company that specialized in transporting heavy items such as safes, hot tubs, stoves and statues.[11] He never married and did not have children.[12] Danielson was a Christian, although his friends reported that he did not talk much about his religious beliefs.[12]
According to Portland Tribune articles published after his death, Danielson spent much of his free time with a racially mixed group of people in his neighborhood, and black friends spoke up for him.[13][12] Danielson was characterized by those who knew him as neither a radical, nor a racist or fascist, although he could on occasion be politically provocative and was said to have had a long-standing penchant for conspiracy theories.[13][12] Like Reinoehl, Danielson was drawn to the protests, heading into downtown Portland on his mountain board and posting videos of them almost every night.[11][13][12] According to The Spokesman-Review, there were no reports or publicly released videos of Danielson having been involved in any physical conflicts during the protests, apart from his killing.[11]
Danielson's parents said he blamed antifa for destruction in Portland and was convinced that the group was funded by someone who wanted America destroyed by civil war.[11] Danielson's parents said he had always been a staunch Republican, but that more recently, especially since the start of the protests, they had noticed that his views had shifted, stating: "He started to get more and more concerned about government taking over, the U.N. coming in, China controlling everything. I mean, we started hearing about it. We hadn’t heard about it before that."[11] Danielson frequently texted them and sent them videos to watch.[11]
Danielson had also become a supporter of the far-right group Patriot Prayer, which his parents said they were unaware of.[11] According to Patriot Prayer founder Joey Gibson, Danielson had been attending the group's rallies for about three years.[11] Chandler Pappas, a fellow Patriot Prayer supporter who was with Danielson on the night he was killed, reportedly told Danielson's parents that their son's involvement had been limited and begun more recently, around nine months prior.[11] Danielson was known within the group by the alias "Jay" and took part in the "Trump 2020 Cruise Rally", wearing a Patriot Prayer hat.[14] He had volunteered to provide security for the rally.[12]
Shooting of Danielson
Danielson was shot and killed at about 8:45 pm on August 29, near the intersection of Southwest 3rd Avenue and Alder Street in Portland.[18] Reinoehl was identified as the shooter on social media within hours.[15] A police affidavit requesting a warrant for Reinoehl's arrest, released after his death, included surveillance camera evidence showing that Reinoehl had spotted Danielson and Pappas and had hidden in a parking garage to let them pass, "reaching toward the pocket or pouch on his waistband".[15][19] When Danielson and Pappas crossed the road, Reinoehl, joined by an associate, followed them, with the shooting occurring moments later.[15][19][20] Immediately prior to the shooting, someone was heard to shout "We've got a couple right here", followed first by a warning that Danielson was preparing to use a can of mace, and then two gunshots.[21][22] The actual shooting was not recorded by the surveillance camera, but was captured on videos recorded by bystanders that circulated online.[22][17]
According to the police affidavit, Danielson had a loaded Glock pistol in a holster and was holding a can of bear spray and an expandable metal baton.[23] Danielson's can of bear spray is believed to have been struck by the first bullet due to damage to the can and a gaseous cloud that erupted after the first shot was fired.[15] The second bullet hit Danielson's upper right chest, killing him.[15]
In an interview with a freelance journalist that was aired by Vice, Reinoehl said he acted in self-defense as Danielson was about to stab another protester with a knife.[24][25] No knife was found on Danielson, however.[18]
At a memorial held in a park in Vancouver, Washington, Patriot Prayer founder Joey Gibson urged mourners not to seek vengeance, saying: "I know that Jay would not want that. Jay wants us to stand up for what we believe in, and he does not want any more violence, guys."[26] Danielson's father, speaking to a reporter at home in Spokane County, expressed a wish for Democrats to "get together with the Republican side and put a stop to this violence. If I can lose the life of my son, they can sit down at a table and be civil to each other and start to work something out. I deserve that as a citizen."[11]
Michael Forest Reinoehl
Reinoehl, 48, lived in Clackamas, Oregon, a suburb of Portland, Oregon and had two children.[3][27][28] Reinoehl had described himself as an Army veteran and a professional snowboarder,[29] although an Army spokesperson said there were no records indicating Reinoehl had served in the Army.[17] When his snowboarding career waned, Reinoehl had worked as a construction contractor.[30]
Reinoehl had been estranged from his family in recent years and was reported to have been supporting himself through odd jobs carried out for friends.[12][31] According to his sister, Reinoehl was deeply in debt, often giving relatives' addresses to evade responsibility.[32] A snowboarding friend said that Reinoehl had been known for daredevil snowboard stunts in his youth but that he had been struggling in recent years and had gone through a difficult divorce.[31] Reinoehl's sister described him as "not very stable" to the The New York Times and said that his involvement in the Portland protests "made him feel like his existence meant something again."[30][12]
Reinoehl's social media accounts showed that he had been heavily involved in the protests for three months, helping to provide security.[27][28] A protest leader said Reinoehl had been trained in de-escalation and was "excellent at that".[21] Another local organizer described Reinoehl as a "guardian angel" for protesters.[30] A protester who'd become friends with Reinoehl said, "Nightly, he would break up fights."[21] Reinoehl's social media posts, which had previously been about scenes of snowboarding, nature and his children, focused almost exclusively on the protests in Portland from May 30 onward.[33]
Reinoehl was wanted for failing to appear in court for a June 2020 speed racing case. He had raced his 17-year-old son on Interstate 84 at up to 111 mph, with his 11-year-old daughter as a passenger in his car.[32] The car also contained marijuana, pills, a kitten, a large dog and a loaded Glock pistol, for which Reinoehl did not have a license.[32][34] Reinoehl was arrested for driving under the influence, reckless endangerment of a person and unlawful possession of a firearm.[34] Reinoehl was arrested again in Portland on July 5 for having a loaded gun in public.[33][28] Reinoehl was shot and wounded in Portland in July after he intervened in an altercation where one of the participants was armed.[28][32] On August 7, according to police investigators, Reinoehl sent a text message to his teenage son saying, "Sell me the gun for a quarter pound of weed and $100 I'm getting tired of this shit I need a piece now."[15]
In a June 2020 post on Instagram that was characterized by The New York Times as "laced with violent messages", Reinoehl wrote that he was "100% ANTIFA all the way!"[17][21] Reinoehl wrote in the same Instagram post: "We truly have an opportunity right now to fix everything. But it will be a fight like no other! It will be a war and like all wars there will be casualties."[35] Reinoehl said he was prepared to fight "to change the course of humanity".[29] In the interview aired by Vice Media, Reinoehl stated: "I felt that my life and other people around me's lives were in danger, and I felt like I had no choice but to do what I did. [...] They want to paint a picture of antifa having major involvement. A lot of people don't understand what antifa represents. And if you just look at the basic definition of it, it's just anti-fascist. And I am 100% anti-fascist. I'm not a member of antifa. I'm not a member of anything. Honestly, I hate to say it, but I see a civil war right around the corner. That shot felt like the beginning of a war."[24][36][37]
Reinoehl told Vice he had not turned himself in after the shooting of Danielson because he feared that police were collaborating with right-wing protesters and that he might be killed in custody.[4][24][30] Reinoehl told Vice that his home had been shot at and that he was being hunted.[4][24]
Shooting of Reinoehl
Reinoehl was charged with second-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon on Thursday September 3, 2020.[15][10] He was shot and killed later that day by members of a federal law enforcement task force near Lacey, Washington, a suburb of Olympia, Washington, between 6:45 and 7:30 p.m.[27][21]
Members of the task force approached Reinoehl outside an apartment on a residential street as he attempted to enter his car.[21] Lieutenant Ray Brady of the Sheriff's Department in Thurston County stated that four officers fired at Reinoehl outside an apartment after he drew a gun.[3][27] Brady said he did not believe the involved officers used bodycams or vehicle dashboard cameras during the incident.[38] According to a senior member of the United States Department of Justice, one member of the FBI and Marshals Service task force shot and killed Reinoehl after he drew a handgun during his arrest.[30] No officers were hurt during the incident.[27]
There were conflicting witness reports:[39]
- One witness said she saw Reinoehl fire first.[38]
- Another told The New York Times he saw two SUVs approach the area quickly around 6:45 p.m. and then heard gunshots over a period of one and a half minutes.[21] He said that he saw a man next to a white pickup, walking backwards and appearing to hold a gun while officers fired at him.[21]
- Two witnesses working nearby were reported to have said that Reinoehl was in a car outside an apartment complex when two unmarked SUVs converged on Reinoehl's car. Reinoehl then got out of the car and fired 40 to 50 rounds from what appeared to be a semi-automatic rifle at the SUVs before officers returned fire.[40] One of the witnesses later said he and his coworker were misquoted and he was unsure whether Reinoehl had a weapon.[41]
- Another witness said he heard 30–40 gunshots and yet another witness said he heard 8–10.[40]
- On September 9, a neighbor who says he witnessed the shooting issued a statement through his attorney, saying that Reinoehl was holding only a cellphone when officers arrived at the scene, and that officers opened fire without any verbal warning.[42][43] He said that after officers began firing, Reinoehl tried to duck for cover behind his car, but that his path was blocked by police vehicles. The witness said that he did not see Reinoehl reach for anything while being fired at, and that he never got into his car.[42][44]
Law enforcement officials did not state that Reinoehl fired at them before they opened fire but only that he drew a weapon.[21]
On September 17, authorities said that Reinoehl was found to have been armed with a .380-caliber handgun.[44] They further said that a spent shell casing of that caliber was found in Reinoehl's vehicle and that a .22-caliber AR-15-style rifle, with its serial number removed, was located in a bag on the vehicle's front seat.[44][45] According to the official investigators, Reinoehl was first fired on as he was leaving the apartment building.[44] Reinoehl then ran to his station wagon, but he was unable to drive off as the vehicle was boxed in.[44] Reinoehl then attempted to run off and was fired on by officers again.[44] A spokesperson for the Sheriff's Office investigating the shooting said that notwithstanding witness reports saying that Reinoehl had appeared to be holding a rifle, he did not believe Reinoehl had in fact brandished his rifle.[41][45] Ballistics reports on the handgun would become available in two or three months' time.[45]
Witness video shows officers attempting to perform CPR on Reinoehl.[40][46] The aftermath of the shooting was video recorded and posted on the internet.[40]
Reactions
Reactions to Danielson's killing
Brian Levin, director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at the California State University, San Bernardino, commented to Voice of America in an article published on September 1, when investigations were still ongoing, that if Reinoehl was implicated it would mark the first case in recent history of an antifa supporter being charged with homicide.[47] Commenting in The Orange County Register on September 7, Levin said the incident was the "first known killing by an antifa supporter", describing it as "an outlier but also a bellwether. [...] You have a perfect storm in this country with a polarized population, a presidential election, a global pandemic that is frustrating and devastating people, and disinformation and conspiracy theories spreading on social media. The biggest threat is still, far-right white supremacist groups. But you also see that Facebook has become fertile soil for the mushrooming of small groups and lone actors."[48] Voice of America reported that Gary LaFree, chairman of the criminology department at the University of Maryland, said "the case could potentially be included in the university's Global Terrorism Database as the first act of terror linked to antifa."[47]
Shortly before Reinoehl's death was announced on September 3, President Donald Trump tweeted asking why Portland police had not arrested Danielson's "cold blooded killer", adding that "[e]verybody knows who this thug is. No wonder Portland is going to hell!"[49]
In a Facebook Live video broadcast on September 13, Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Public Affairs Michael Caputo described the killing of Danielson as "a drill" for future political violence by the left. In the same broadcast, Caputo espoused several other baseless conspiracy theories about the left's "armed revolt" and left-wing "hit squads", saying he was experiencing a mental breakdown.[50][51]
Reactions to Reinoehl's killing
After Reinoehl's killing, hundreds of people protested outside a police station in Portland.[21] A protest organizer who knew Reinoehl said: "If the cops want this to stop, how is coming out here and killing us helping? That's literally why we are out here. They aren't giving us a day in court and are shooting us before asking questions."[22]
Attorney General William Barr described Reinoehl as a "violent agitator"[30] and said "the tracking down of Reinoehl – a dangerous fugitive, admitted Antifa member, and suspected murderer – is a significant accomplishment in the ongoing effort to restore law and order to Portland and other cities."[4][52][53] Trump commended Marshals for "strength" and "bravery".[30]
On September 12, President Trump said that Reinoehl was "a violent criminal, and the U.S. Marshals killed him. And I will tell you something, that’s the way it has to be. There has to be retribution when you have crime like this." News sources described the statement as appearing to endorse extrajudicial killing.[54][55]
Reinoehl's estranged sister told NPR she was both angry with her brother and sad at his death: "It's awful. This whole thing is awful. There's a lot of people out there who feel like violence is the only solution to fixing things now, people on both sides."[33]
See also
References
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External links
- Affidavit submitted by Portland Police to the Oregon Circuit Court for Multnomah County, requesting an arrest warrant for Reinoehl and summarising the evidence against him (PDF format). Includes granted arrest warrant, addendum affidavit for search warrant and granted search warrant.