Michael Forest Reinoehl

How they died

Deadly force

Michael Forest Reinoehl was accused of gunning down Aaron J. Danielson, 39, after clashes erupted between Trump supporters and counter-protesters. He was shot and killed near Lacey, Washington, after he emerged from an apartment that was under surveillance and allegedly pulled out a handgun and pointed it at police when confronted. Four officers from several Washington law enforcement agencies assigned to the U.S. Marshals Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force were serving the arrest warrant when they shot and killed Reinoehl. The officers were from the Pierce County Sheriff's Office, Lakewood Police Department and the Washington Department of Corrections.

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This record exists so that Michael Forest Reinoehl, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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