Portland cops say a man stole the wedding ring, backpack of dead Portland stabbing victim

chicagotribune.com ^ | 06/02/2017 | Susan Hogan

[BenLurkin]

Portland police now say that as Best lay helpless, someone apparently made off with his wedding ring and backpack. Police posted images of the suspect on YouTube and Twitter late Thursday, along with a plea for the public's help in locating him.

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Best, 53, an Army veteran and Portland city employee, was on his way home when he and fellow passengers, Taliesin Myrddin Namkai Meche, 23, and Micah David-Cole Fletcher, 21, intervened after a man began yelling slurs at the teens, one of whom wore Muslim head covering.

The man then turned his anger on those who tried to help, fatally stabbing Best and Meche and injuring Fletcher.

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Best, a resident of Happy Valley, Ore., was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. He was married with three teenage sons and a 12-year-old daughter, according to the Oregonian. His funeral is set for Monday at Christ the King Catholic Church in Milwaukie, Ore.

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At the time of his death, he worked as a technician for the Bureau of Development Services.

[Enchante]

It is stunning how many total scumbags live around us. Mainly liberals, of course. Complete and utter scoundrels.

[thorvaldr]

So, you get killed doing the right thing without the right tools, because your masters would rather see you dead than armed and some commie steals your backpack. Nice.

[Godebert]

Is there an unedited video of what occurred during this incident? I’m not going to take the word of any leftist MSM outlet.

[Faith Presses On]

Yes. And the man has been caught.

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2017/06/man_accused_of_stealing_max_vi.html

[GOPJ]

Police should check out phony ‘hate crimes’ - - where lowlife victim-group members fake crimes to gain cheap pity for themselves and their ‘group’. It’s the same lowlife mentality as this crime.

[GOPJ]

Looks like a ‘progressive’ to me...

[shanover]

This is why the Second Amendment is a sacred Constitutional right and why the demon scum want to take it. The value of life to the Leftists and Muslims is zero. Anyone of us can be snuffed out in heartbeat. Self preservation, self awareness and proper protection is paramount to every minute of the day in the life of the American in these very dangerous times.

[sphinx]

"The contents of the backpack include personal items important to the Best family," said a police statement, which described the suspect as a "white male with a blonde hair mullet, wearing a black Jordan Brand baseball cap, a black t-shirt featuring an image of Marilyn Monroe and an American flag, black shorts, and black shoes."

It is reassuring to see that the Portland police have apparently gotten beyond the recent phobia about identifying the race of a suspect.

[snarkytart]

Well yes, it’s Oregon.

Btw, when you see a nut on public transportation shouting at people, just ignore them unless of course they try to attack someone.

[GOPJ]

Btw, when you see a nut on public transportation shouting at people, just ignore them unless of course they try to attack someone.

Hard to believe there's some place nuttier than Florida... but Oregon sure seems in the running.

[fella]

“He saw his chances and he took ‘em”.

Just like any squared away demonRAT.

[snarkytart]

Well, I’m all for defending people but cities around the country have disarmed the citizen leaving only criminals to be armed. That’s why you need to look the other way when one of these wackos are shouting out loud on public transportation or on the streets.

[GOPJ]

Thanks snarky...