A new report from the Wall Street Journal is now revealing that local police are investigating links to ‘Antifa’ and other far-left organizations in the shooting death of a pro-Trump demonstrator in Portland last week.
“A family member said she identified a man police told her they are investigating in the Saturday killing of a right-wing protester in Portland, Ore., as Michael Reinoehl, a 48-year-old former professional snowboarder who calls himself a member of Antifa on social media,” reports the Wall Street Journal.
“Mr. Reinoehl’s sister said she was awakened Sunday morning by threatening phone calls from people who said they were affiliated with a pro-Trump protester who died in a confrontation Saturday night. She said she contacted her local police department for protection and they put her in touch with the Portland Police Bureau. Portland officers showed her photographs taken Saturday and asked if she could identify a man in them who they were investigating in the deadly shooting. She said the man was her brother,” adds the WSJ.
Read the full report here.
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PORTLAND SPIRALS: Police Declare ‘RIOT’ After Officers Attacked with Glass Bottles, Ball Bearings
The Portland Police Department struggled to contain another night of civil unrest in the city Monday; confirming officers were repeatedly attacked with glass bottles and ball bearings.
“Members of the crowd are still not dispersing despite numerous orders to leave and opportunities to do so,” posted the Department on Twitter. “To those on N Fenwick/Lombard, disperse to the North. This has been declared a riot and you are being ordered to disperse.”
To those on N Fenwick/Lombard, disperse to the North. This has been declared a riot and you are being ordered to disperse.
— Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) July 14, 2020
Some of the items thrown at officers include paint, ball bearings, and glass bottles, which are all criminal acts. pic.twitter.com/9ghKqB8urT
— Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) July 14, 2020
“Some of the items thrown at officers include paint, ball bearings, and glass bottles, which are all criminal acts,” adds the Portland PD.