Michael Forest Reinoehl, the man suspected in the slaying of Aaron Danielson in Portland, was killed in a shootout with the US Marshal Fugitive Task force as they attempted to arrest him.
An Oregon Judge signed an arrest warrant for Reinoehl on Thursday afternoon, and the US Marshal’s Federal Fugitive Task Force in Seattle were used to serve that warrant. Reinoehl was located in Lacy, Washington. The speed with which he was located tells me that he was under surveillance for some time.
Details of how the arrest turned into gunplay are still sketchy, but early reports indicate that Reinoehl pulled a handgun when the agents confronted him. Other reports indicate he had some type of long gun. Regardless, he was threatening officers and was killed as a result.
Could this have been a suicide by cop? I suppose, Reinoehl knew he was likely to get convicted of murder.
This turn of events saves the time and trouble of a trial.