Trump Praises Agents Who Killed Portland Suspect

President Donald Trump on Friday praised the federal agents who killed the man suspected of killing a right-wing protester in Portland, Oregon.

Michael Forest Reinoehl died in a hail of police gunfire in neighboring Washington state Thursday night, officials and witnesses said.

The killing of Reinoehl shook a quiet suburb of Olympia, Washington Thursday evening, with bystanders ducking for cover behind automobiles from dozens of gunshots as four agents serving on a U.S. Marshals Service task force opened fire at Reinoehl.

Reinoehl, 48, was armed with a semi-automatic handgun but authorities have not determined if he fired any shots, said Lt. Ray Brady of the Thurston County Sheriff’s Department.

Trump seized on the news to criticize the mayor of Portland and the Oregon governor. He also criticized other major cities including Chicago and Washington, DC.

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