© APMichael Reinoehl (right) is seen during a protest in front of Mayor Ted Wheeler's residence.
According to Lt. Ray Brady of the Thurston County Sheriff's Office, law enforcement was in the area looking for a homicide suspect, and that the 48-year-old Reinoehl was seen exiting an apartment and entering a vehicle, according to the New York Times.
"As they attempted to apprehend him, there was gunfire," said Brady.
According to the Associated Press, Reinoehl pulled a gun during the incident, after a federal task force from the FBI and the U.S. Marshals Service located Reinoehl.
Trevor Brown, 24, who lives in a townhouse nearby, said he heard several shots fired before he looked out the window and saw as many as four police officers in the road, who fired three or four times. He then said he saw Mr. Reinoehl lying on the ground.A warrant was issued for the 48-year-old Reinoehl earlier Thursday.
Jashon Spencer, who also lives not far away, said he was at home before 7 p.m. when he heard a large number of gunshots. "I just heard a whole bunch of pops," Mr. Spencer said. "I ducked. I thought they were shooting in my yard."
He said that he went out and saw a bloodied man in the street, and that he captured the scene on video. Later, a law enforcement officer could be seen attempting CPR. -New York Times
Reinoehl, who identified over social media as "100% Antifa," said in a Vice News interview that he had "no choice" but to murder 39-year-old Trump supporter Aaron "Jay" Danielson last weekend, as he believed Danielson was going to stab his friend.
"I could have sat there and watched them kill a friend of mine of color, but I wasn't going to do that," Reinoehl added.
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The suspect in last weekend's murder of Aaron "Jay" Danielson says he acted in self defense when he fired on the "Patriot Prayer" supporter.
"You know, lots of lawyers suggest that I shouldn't even be saying anything, but I feel it's important that the world at least gets a little bit of what's really going on," says Reinoehl.
"I had no choice -- I mean, I had a choice. I could have sat there and watched them kill a friend of mine of color. But I wasn't going to do that."
Reinoehl has not been arrested or charged, and Portland police declined to say if he is the target of its investigation into the killing of Aaron "Jay" Danielson, who was taking part in a pro-Trump rally with an estimated 600 trucks winding through the city that night. But in a conversation with freelance journalist Donovan Farley provided to VICE News and airing in full Thursday night, Reinoehl said he believed he and a friend were about to be stabbed, and that he acted in self defense. -ViceThe full interview will air Thursday night. See preview below:
Comment: From the video footage of the incident it seems highly unlikely that Reinoehl or his friend were about to be stabbed by Aaron "Jay" Danielson. It seems clear that Reinoehl approached Danielson and his friend (not the other way around) and was specifically looking for Trump supporters to kill or maim.
UPDATE: So Reinoehl fled Oregon, most likely in a futile effort to evade arrest. He apparently was armed with an assault rifle when arrested, and shot at the SUVs nearby. Witnesses say they heard 40 to 50 shots fired. However, law enforcement has not confirmed wither Reinoehl actually fired any shots.
Tucker Carlson spoke with the man who was with Aaron Danielson when he was murdered by Reinoehl. Needless to say, he categorically refutes Reinoehl's claim that he shot Danielson out of self-defense to "protect a friend of color".
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