A right-wing activist was shot in the foot during a conflict with Antifa on Saturday. Antifa showed up to counter protest against a demonstration opposing Democrat Gov. Jay Inslee's COVID-19 mask and vaccine mandates in Olympia, Washington.
Tiny of the #ProudBoys has been shot here in Olympia, Washington. The shooting took place .8 miles away from the state Capitol, after Proud Boys pursued #Antifa Black Bloc- who showed up within a square block of a Medical Freedom protest. pic.twitter.com/QMZxFasWRJ
— Jeremy Lee Quinn (@JLeeQuinn) September 4, 2021
Ahead of the direct action, Antifa had called for comrades to appear at the Proud Boys-attended event outside the Washington state Capitol.
Chaotic moments before shooting. I'm filming here along side the Antifa Black Bloc after they retreat .8 miles, only coming within 1 block of the Capitol. PB marched across town to them. At :43 they go into an all out charge pursuing some into an alley and down by the bus depot - pic.twitter.com/TTOOgskIhU
— Jeremy Lee Quinn (@JLeeQuinn) September 4, 2021
Five gunshots were heard during the Medical Freedom protest Saturday afternoon. Video footage showed Samoan right-wing activist Tusitala "Tiny" Toese on the ground in pain and bleeding from his foot. Fellow protestors offered assistance and can be seen taking off Toese's shoe as he lay on the sidewalk writhing in pain.
#Olympia#Washington
— The Daily Sneed™ ? (@Tr00peRR) September 4, 2021
Sounds like shots were fired?
Source: https://t.co/QsDXHuQgDP pic.twitter.com/xUtNpSCOkj
A man can be heard yelling in one of the videos, "Tiny got shot in the leg."
Protestors allegedly began searching for shell casings at the bus stop next to where the shooting occurred as paramedics arrived. Local police taped off the area.
Toese had previously been placed on Antifa's "kill list" during the far-left occupation in downtown Portland, Oregon, on Aug. 22.
The man who was reportedly shot by antifa today in Olympia, Wash. was put on their kill list during their recent occupation in downtown Portland. To cover for this, antifa accounts are lying & said he shot himself. https://t.co/VihJ9fqvFo
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) September 5, 2021
Antifa propaganda accounts across social media celebrated the shooting with a meme similar to the one that mocked the death of Air Force veteran Ashli Babbitt.
Antifa are celebrating the shooting of Samoan right-wing activist Tusitala "Tiny" Toese with this meme. A similar meme mocking the death of Ashli Babbitt was made. pic.twitter.com/fZQ9MBdEEM
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) September 4, 2021
Antifa member Melissa Lewis urged whoever recorded the Antifa shooting of Toese to not release it to the public. Antifa accounts had also spread disinformation on social media alleging, without evidence, that Toese shot himself.
Portland antifa member Melissa Lewis urges whoever recorded yesterday's antifa shooting of Tusitala Toese in Olympia not release it. She references Michael Reinoehl, the Portland antifa who murdered a man last year. Antifa yesterday had spread disinformation Toese shot himself. pic.twitter.com/IXeJYUYLvA
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) September 5, 2021
Video before the shooting showed the event's right-wing security going toe-to-toe with Antifa before the shooting and the group marching down the streets of Olympia, chanting "F— Antifa." Witnesses and streamers claimed that Antifa shot at them while they were running and then fled on a bus.
Antifa-affiliated social media accounts claimed that during the protest, the Proud Boys chased down several protesters and assaulted Antifa member Alissa Eleanor Azar, a far-left activist who tweets about Antifa events, engages in brawls, and has been arrested for her involvement in Antifa's activities. Video footage does not show her being beaten but does show protesters yelling at her.
Fake news from Raw Story. The “reporter” is violent Portland antifa member Alissa Eleanor Azar. She actually goes to engage in brawls and has been arrested for her involvement with antifa. https://t.co/jPq4dqdaMJ
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) September 6, 2021
Following the shooting, Antifa held another event to honor admitted Antifa militant Michael Reinoehl, the suspected shooter of Trump supporter Aaron "Jay" Danielson who was killed last year after participating in a pro-Trump caravan which drove through Portland. The digital Antifa flyer advertising the separate Saturday event read, "Jay [Reinoehl's victim] got what he deserved."
Following the shooting in Olympia, Wash., antifa are having another gathering in the evening (4 Sept.) to honor antifa shooter Michael Reinoehl.
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) September 4, 2021
“Jay [Reinoehl’s victim] got what he deserved,” reads the flyer. pic.twitter.com/9thpXSgwLz
Reinoehl was killed in a shootout with authorities in Lacey, Washington, when authorities arrived to arrest him for Danielson's murder. Thurston County Sheriff's Office announced in March the conclusion of its investigation into the task force that confronted Reinoehl, finding that he shot at US Marshals first.
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