A memorial in Portland was created after the death of Sean Kealiher, who was killed in 2019 after being struck by an SUV. Portland Police arrested a 47-year-old Portland man in Kealiher's death.
A memorial in Portland was created after the death of Sean Kealiher, who was killed in 2019 after being struck by an SUV. Portland Police arrested a 47-year-old Portland man in Kealiher's death.
Portland police have announced an arrest in the death of left-wing activist Sean Kealiher — seemingly ending nearly three years of speculation over the notorious killing.
Officers arrested Christopher E. Knipe, 47, on Thursday on a single count of second-degree murder. Kealiher, 23, was fatally struck by an SUV just after midnight on Oct. 12, 2019.
Kealiher’s mother, Laura, has for years in online postings publicly accused Knipe of killing her son, saying she was able to link him to the SUV abandoned at the scene using public records.
In the wake of the killing, Kealiher’s well-known anti-fascist attitudes spurred rampant rumors that the crime was ideological in nature, as well as official denials from detectives that they weren’t slow-walking the investigation because of the young radical’s antipathy toward the police.
In a statement announcing the arrest, police said investigators “do not believe the crime was politically motivated.”
A provocative writer whose self-published zines bore titles such as “Why Break Windows,” Kealiher often used the name “Armeanio Lewis” while traveling in protest circles.
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