Patriot Prayer Supporter Who Attended Camas Rally Killed Saturday in Portland

PORTLAND, OR — Aaron “Jay” Danielson, aka Jay Bishop, a Patriot Prayer supporter, was fatally shot Saturday night in Portland following a pro-Trump caravan.

Bishop attended Friday’s dueling Camas pro-police and #BLM rallies and was seen riding around and talking with supporters and protestors on both sides.

Patriot Prayer founder Joey Gibson, a controversial local public figure, who arrived at the scene shortly after the shooting, issued the following statement today:

“1st- We love Jay and he had such a huge heart.  God bless him and the life he lived. 

“2nd-I am going to wait to make any public statements until after the family can.

“3rd- If you planned on going to the boat cruise, please go!  I know that Jay would love to look down from heaven and see tons of American flags on the Columbia river today.  I will not be attending but I hope all of you enjoy yourselves out there.  Fly them high for Jay.

“God Bless all of you.”

Matt Robins, a protest medic near the shooting scene, said he heard two pops.

“We thought someone had lit fireworks off or something, and when we looked, we saw a guy run for like two seconds and then plop on the ground,” Robins said.

Robbins said he and his partner help treat people injured at protests.

“There’s a guy standing over top of him saying this is my friend, help him please,” Robbins said.

Robbins said once Portland police arrived he and his partner were told to leave.

“We were forcibly pushed down,” Robbins said. “My partner, a field medic, tried to get her gear, because like I said, they rushed us so fast that some of our gear had fallen down.”

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler said the shooting is under investigation, however, and a 48-year-old man who was accused of carrying a loaded gun at an earlier Portland protest is under investigation in the fatal shooting of Bishop.

Michael Forest Reinoehl refers to himself as an anti-fascist and has posted videos and photos of demonstrations he attended since late June, accompanied by the hashtags #blacklivesmatter, #anewnation and #breonnataylor.