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PermalinkTwo men were stabbed to death Friday on a light-rail train in
Portland, Ore., after they tried to intervene when another
passenger began "ranting and raving" and shouting anti-Muslim
hate speech at two young women, police said.
Portland train stabber is a known white supremacistPortland, Ore., after they tried to intervene when another
passenger began "ranting and raving" and shouting anti-Muslim
hate speech at two young women, police said.
By Kathianne Boniello
May 27, 2017 | 12:58pm
Portland train stabber is a known white supremacist
Jeremy Joseph Christian, 35, was allegedly slinging racial slurs
on a Portland light rail train Friday at two women who appeared to
be Muslim. One of the women wore a hijab.
Then two good Samaritans tried to calm the encounter, police said.
Christian knifed both men, authorities said. A third man was also
stabbed in the attack.
One of the stabbed men died at the scene, while another died at
the hospital. The third victim is expected to survive.
In April, Christian showed up at a March for Free Speech in
Portland with a baseball bat to attack protesters, and repeatedly
gave Nazi salutes, the Portland Mercury reported.
Christian is being held in the Multnomah County Jail on charges of
murder and attempted murder.