Published on 12:00 AM, September 05, 2020

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Cops kill ‘killer’ of Portland protester

A far-left activist suspected of killing a right-wing protester in Portland was shot dead by police in Washington state as they tried to arrest him, local law officials said. The man, identified in US media reports as Michael Forest Reinoehl, was killed as he ran from four officers on Thursday evening, police said. The Oregon city of Portland has seen more than three months of rolling protests against police brutality and racism that were sparked by the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May. Police suspect Reinoehl of killing a right-wing activist named Aaron Danielson in Portland last weekend.