EXCLUSIVE: 'I wouldn't say this counts as bad news.' Sister of Portland antifa gunman reacts to his death after he was shot dead by US Marshals, as she voices concern he'll become a martyr and an excuse for more violence and protests Antifa protester Michael Reinoehl was shot dead by US Marshals on Thursday night in Lacey, Washington
Reinoehl was 'under investigation' for the death of Patriot Prayer member Aaron 'Jay' Danielson during a protest last Saturday in Portland
Reinoehl's sister April spoke exclusively with DailyMail.com after his death
She said: 'I wouldn't say at this point that this counts as bad news. It's just more news'
April added: 'Honestly I didn't expect it to be the police... I was expecting the angry population of people who were out for blood'
The bereaved sister said she was worried her brother would become a martyr and an excuse for more violence
April said the situation left her feeling hopeless for the country, and worried for her brother's two children, an 18-year-old son and 11-year-old daughter
Reinoehl came close to admitting the killing in an interview with Vice News which was broadcast around the same time federal agents closed in on him
The 48-year-old claimed he acted in self defense, believing he and a friend were about to be stabbed
By Josh Boswell In Portland, Oregon For Dailymail.com
Published: 10:00 EDT, 4 September 2020 | Updated: 11:18 EDT, 4 September 2020
The sister of Portland antifa protester wanted for 'shooting dead' a Patriot Prayer member last week, responded when informed of her brother's death: 'I wouldn't say at this point that this counts as bad news.'
April Reinoehl spoke exclusively with DailyMail.com hours after brother Michael Reinoehl's death at the hands of a federal fugitive task force on Thursday night. ...
The bereaved sister said she was worried her brother would become a martyr and an excuse for more violence after the reported police killing.
'Now we've got two martyrs. That's how the two opposing sides are going to want to spin it,' she said.
'Hatred begets hatred. Anybody who saw him, in their eyes, standing up for the plight of the black people, being killed by a police officer, this is going to validate their feelings in their minds of all the anger that they have – whether or not it's correct or righteous.' ...
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