A man reportedly under investigation for the shooting of a Trump supporter in Portland was seen attending a Black Lives Matter protest outside of the mayor’s home with his teenage daughter the night before shots rang out.
The Oregonian reported that Michael Forest Reinoehl, 48, was photographed at a rally outside of Mayor Ted Wheeler’s condominium on Friday night. His teenage daughter was also seen holding a bat during the protest.
Reinoehl has publicly declared support for antifa on social media, saying in July, “Today’s protesters and antifa are my brothers in arms.”
“Every Revolution needs people that are willing and ready to fight,” he wrote on July 16. “There are so many of us protesters that are just protesting without a clue of where that will lead. That’s just the beginning that’s that where the fight starts. If that’s as far as you can take it thank you for your participation but please stand aside and support the ones that are willing to fight. I am 100% ANTIFA all the way! I am willing to fight for my brothers and sisters! … We do not want violence but we will not run from it either! … Today’s protesters and antifa are my brothers in arms.”
Police sources told the Oregonian that Reinoehl is under investigation for the death of Aaron Danielson on Saturday night, though he has not been officially named as a suspect.
Danielson was a member of right-wing group Patriot Prayer and was a supporter of the president. A man who was with Danielson the night he died said he was “hunted” down because of a hat showing support for Patriot Prayer.
In July, a Bloomberg News videographer spotted Reinoehl with his daughter at another protest and asked him, “And you brought her again? Are you crazy?”
“I have my daughter here with me because I’m trying to give her an education,” Reinoehl told the videographer.
“The fact is, she’s going to be contributing to running this new country that we’re fighting for. And she’s gonna learn everything on the street, not by what people have said,” he said.
Wheeler announced this week that he is moving out of his condo following repeated nights of protests outside of his home, which included rioters lighting fires and vandalizing property.
“I want to express my sincere apologies for the damage to our home and the fear that you are experiencing due to my position,” Wheeler wrote in an email that was obtained by the Oregonian. “It’s unfair to all of you who have no role in politics or in my administration.”
