Just 24 hours after Michael Reinoehl was killed by police trying to take him into custody, the action between rioters and police on the streets of Portland seemed to be stepped-up in intensity on Friday night.
The protesters began the night in the Portland suburbs, not downtown. There doesn’t seem to have been any distinct effort on the part of the protesters to make the night’s activities “about” Reinoehl, but there is no question that he had been a “fixture” at these protests for many weeks prior to the events on Thursday near Olympia, Washington.
Earlier in the day on Friday, the Multnomah County District Attorney released the Criminal Complaint that had been signed on Thursday charging Reinoehl with murder in the shooting death last weekend of Aaron “Jay” Danielson in downtown Portland shortly after a Pro-Trump caravan of cars had gone through. Danielson and another man were walking alone — with Danielson carrying a can of bear mace and an asp-style extendable baton — when they were confronted by Reinoehl. Still images from a heretofore unseen surveillance camera showed Reinoehl make efforts to get behind Danielson in the moments just prior to the shooting. The images showing his movements are at p. 16-17 of the Warrant’s Affidavit.
On Friday night, the police seemed to have little “patience” for protesters. The enforcement action to clear the streets, including making numerous arrests, was aggressive and seemed to come earlier in the evening.
Portland protest day 99 pic.twitter.com/rqTpBYL41s
— Sergio Olmos (@MrOlmos) September 5, 2020
Fists in the air as protesters face off with police in Portland #PortlandProtests #Portland pic.twitter.com/BOIUKmOVbF
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) September 5, 2020
Unlawful assembly declared, Police and osp run out to make arrests pic.twitter.com/6i6SUGAkZu
— Sergio Olmos (@MrOlmos) September 5, 2020
Portland pic.twitter.com/dun4AaEJjJ
— Maria Viti Teleporter Extraordinar (@selfdeclaredref) September 5, 2020
Police rush out to make the first arrests of the night here in Portland #PortlandProtests #Portland pic.twitter.com/WPiuYAo9EY
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) September 5, 2020
Police are making arrests and using impact munitions pic.twitter.com/X3eCu1iUzB
— Sergio Olmos (@MrOlmos) September 5, 2020
Police are being physical, while arresting this woman they drew blood pic.twitter.com/cqy5uTVG6U
— Sergio Olmos (@MrOlmos) September 5, 2020
This is what Portland Police and Oregon State police are doing to nonviolent protesters. pic.twitter.com/glmAnBt6iM
— doug brown (@dougbrown8) September 5, 2020
The Police seemed to lose patience with the “press” as well.
A live streamer follows a police officer after the police officer says don’t follow her, another officer gets in front of her and says “if you come up behind her again you will go to jail, act like an adult” pic.twitter.com/tv8V8LqDL5
— Sergio Olmos (@MrOlmos) September 5, 2020
Just got thrown to the ground by PPB while documenting an arrest. pic.twitter.com/j3ga3NsJVy
— Mathieu Lewis-Rolland (@MathieuLRolland) September 5, 2020
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