#newsArchives 2020 - remembering when these two bros fabricated an action movie villain story to tell the newspapers (and police investigators[!]) about a guy who’d just been murdered in the street by federally deputized anti-antifa cops.

In the absence of a cohesive narrative from the authorities, wild eyewitness accounts are gaining steam. Neighbors Chase Cutler and Chad Smith told the Olympian newspaper that they were working on cars in the area when they saw several unmarked SUVs pull up to the suspect, who was in his car.

“The man got out of his vehicle and began to fire what they believe was an assault rifle at the SUVs,” the Olympian reported. “They said they heard 40 or 50 shots, then officers returned fire, hitting the man.” “It reminded me of a video game,” Cutler told the outlet. Neither he nor Smith responded to VICE News’ request for comment.

Smith told the Seattle Times that he and two other men went to go see what had happened, and then heard what he described as “bursts of semi-automatic fire.” Then, he said, he saw the suspect get out of his car, pull out his gun, and start shooting at officers. “At that point the suspect was shooting and walking backwards,” Smith told the Seattle times. Officers fired back more, he said. The entire shooting was about a minute to a minute and a half long.

#michaelReinoehl #mikeReinoehl #pdx #portland #Oregon #orPol #Olympia #lacy #thurstonCounty #Washington #patriotprayer #proudboys #Fascism #MAGA #nazis #antifascism #antifa

Police Don’t Have Their Story Straight About the Killing of Michael Reinoehl

He'd been on the run since he was named as a suspect in the fatal shooting of a supporter of the far-right Patriot Prayer last weekend.

VICE

09-17-2025 - #OlympiaWA - #OlyWA

#Antifascism is always present throughout downtown Olympia. It's also common to see photos and references to Michael Reinoehl.

#PortlandOR #PDX #Antifascist #MichaelReinoehl

#MichaelReinoehl

"According to a subsequent lawsuit brought against Reinoehl’s killers, Washington state and local police dressed in 'militia-style fatigues' tore through a sedate residential neighborhood in unmarked cars. The officers sprayed the neighborhood with more than 40 bullets, killing Reinoehl, grazing a child [!], and hitting homes and backyard playground equipment. 'The actions of the officers, before, during, and after the shooting, show that they either had no plan to arrest the man without injury, made no effort to follow such a plan, or planned to use deadly force from the start.' Reinoehl was given no chance to surrender."

https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/02/14/this-is-fascism-it-must-be-stopped/

This Is Fascism, it Must Be Stopped

No Chance to Surrender Sometimes some of the best proof of something or someone’s essence is found in one of its more forgotten manifestations. I spent

CounterPunch.org

I have a question: Why is it no one talks about #antifascist #MichaelReinoehl? It seems to me as if he was forgotten.

I'm looking his name up because I don't know much about him.

I found this (haven't read them yet) from #OPB by #ConradWilson 31 March 2021:

https://www.opb.org/article/2021/03/31/investigation-federal-police-shooting-wanted-portland-activist/

🕯️

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/michael-reinoehl-antifa-killing-deputies-wont-be-charged-1230943/

#RollingStone #TimDickinson 25 Sept 2021
Deputies Escape Charges in a Killing that Trump Touted as 'Retribution'

#antifascist #antifascisthistory #MichaelForestReinoehl #PDX #Portland #OR #Oregon

#MichaelForestReinoehlRIP 💔

Any1 from PDX want to give comments?

Investigators complete review of federal police shooting that killed wanted Portland activist

The Thurston County Sheriffs Office completed it«s investigation into the killing of Michael Forest Reinoehl and has turned those findings over to the county»s prosecuting attorney. Witness told the sheriffs office there was gunfire «initiated» by Reinoehl and that the gun he had matched the .380 shell casing found in his vehicle.

OPB

https://www.thedailybeast.com/barr-trump-brought-up-things-like-executing-rivals-a-lot

Bill Barr is about as pathetic a Ring Kisser as Ted Cruz. Humiliating!

And also: there were killings and maimings carried out by the MAGA state and bragged about by Trump, so Barr's counter factual isn't very effective here.

#billbarr #maga #sycophant #fascism #MichaelReinoehl

Barr: Trump Brought Up ‘Things Like’ Executing Rivals a Lot

“He would say things similar to that on occasions to blow off steam. But I wouldn’t take them literally every time he did it,” the former attorney general said.

The Daily Beast
Estate of Portland anti-fascist shot by fugitive task force in 2020 sues law enforcement, government agencies

The estate of Michael Reinoehl is suing over his death on Sept. 3, 2020, alleging the officers had no plan to arrest him without using deadly force after he shot and killed a far-right activist.

OPB

🔥🔥🖤🖤 161 Stay Dangerous in the New Year 🖤🖤🔥🔥

RIP #MichaelReinoehl

Dimitris Chatzivasileiadis: Response to the Week of Revenge for Comrade Michael Forest Reinoehl, Who Was Murdered by Government Order

Docs Reveal Chaotic Planning, Execution of Raid That Killed Portland Antifa Shooter

Cops were primed to think Michael Reinoehl "would not be taken alive." Then a disorganized task force rushed in and killed him.

(2) Reposted from @allegedlymiguel on instagram:

On March 31st 2021, Thurston County announced an end to the investigation into the murder of Michael Reinoehl on September 3rd 2020. No cops will be held accountable. They’re obviously covering up and lying about the extra-judicial killing of an anti-fascist. An anti-fascist that acted in self-defense on the night of August 29th in Portland, OR, and Jay deserved what he got.

Learn about a comrade murdered in cold blood.

#MichaelReinoehl #antifa