2017 Portland train attack

2017 Portland train attack
2017 Portland train attack
Part of Right-wing terrorism in the United States
	The Hollywood/Northeast 42nd Avenue Transit Center MAX Station, where police arrived after the attack
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Location	Portland, Oregon, United States
Coordinates	45°31′58″N 122°37′15″W / 45.53278°N 122.62083°W
Date	May 26, 2017 ; c. 4:30 p.m. (UTC−08:00)
Attack type	Stabbing, hate crime
Weapons	Knife
Deaths	2
Injured	1
Perpetrator	Jeremy Joseph Christian

On May 26, 2017, Jeremy Joseph Christian fatally stabbed two men and injured a third after he was confronted for shouting racist and anti-Muslim slurs at two black teenagers, Destinee Mangum and Walia Mohamed, on a MAX Light Rail train in Portland, Oregon.^[1]^[2] Two of the victims, Ricky John Best of Happy Valley and Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche of Portland, were killed; the third victim, Micah David-Cole Fletcher, survived with serious wounds.

Christian was arrested and indicted soon after the attack on charges of murder, attempted murder, and other crimes,^[3]^[4] including a separate hate-crime assault the day before the fatal attack.^[5] In February 2020, following a jury trial, Christian was found guilty on all counts.^[2] Christian was sentenced on June 24, 2020, to two life terms without parole.^[6]

The attack was widely condemned by the Portland community, politicians, and civil rights groups, some of which said it represented a rise in hate speech,^[7] racism,^[8] and Islamophobic incidents in the United States.^[7]^[9]^[10]^[11]

^ Adeel Hassan, White Supremacist Guilty of Killing 2 Who Came to Aid of Black Teens Archived 2020-02-24 at the Wayback Machine, New York Times (February 21, 2020).
^ ^a ^b Green, Aimee (February 21, 2020). "Jeremy Christian guilty on all counts in MAX stabbings trial". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on February 21, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
^ VanderHart, Dirk (May 3, 2019). "Jeremy Trial Delayed, Despite Objections From Victims". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Archived from the original on January 13, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
^ Wilson, Conrad (October 30, 2019). "Prosecutors Won't Seek Death Penalty In Jeremy Christian In TriMet Stabbings Case". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Archived from the original on March 3, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
^ Aimee Green, Jeremy Christian guilty on all counts in MAX stabbings trial, including murder and hate crimes Archived 2020-02-21 at the Wayback Machine, The Oregonian/OregonLive (February 21, 2020).
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^ Wilson, Jason (May 31, 2017). "Portland's dark history of white supremacy". The Guardian. Archived from the original on May 31, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
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^ Sylvester, Terray (May 31, 2017). "Suspect in fatal Portland attack yells about 'free speech' at hearing". Reuters. Archived from the original on May 31, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
^ Chadha, Janaki (May 30, 2017). "In wake of attack, Portland coalition hopes to show most stand against racism, islamophobia". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on May 31, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2017. A coalition of Portland community groups plan to hold a large rally downtown Sunday to stand against what they see as growing far-right extremism, racism and islamophobia in the city.

[Hassan-1] Adeel Hassan, White Supremacist Guilty of Killing 2 Who Came to Aid of Black Teens Archived 2020-02-24 at the Wayback Machine, New York Times (February 21, 2020).

[GreenGuilty-2] Green, Aimee (February 21, 2020). "Jeremy Christian guilty on all counts in MAX stabbings trial". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on February 21, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2020.

[VanderHart-3] VanderHart, Dirk (May 3, 2019). "Jeremy Trial Delayed, Despite Objections From Victims". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Archived from the original on January 13, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2020.

[WilsonWontSeek-4] Wilson, Conrad (October 30, 2019). "Prosecutors Won't Seek Death Penalty In Jeremy Christian In TriMet Stabbings Case". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Archived from the original on March 3, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2020.

[GreenReport-5] Aimee Green, Jeremy Christian guilty on all counts in MAX stabbings trial, including murder and hate crimes Archived 2020-02-21 at the Wayback Machine, The Oregonian/OregonLive (February 21, 2020).

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[8] Wilson, Jason (May 31, 2017). "Portland's dark history of white supremacy". The Guardian. Archived from the original on May 31, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2017.

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[10] Sylvester, Terray (May 31, 2017). "Suspect in fatal Portland attack yells about 'free speech' at hearing". Reuters. Archived from the original on May 31, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2017.

[11] Chadha, Janaki (May 30, 2017). "In wake of attack, Portland coalition hopes to show most stand against racism, islamophobia". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on May 31, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2017. A coalition of Portland community groups plan to hold a large rally downtown Sunday to stand against what they see as growing far-right extremism, racism and islamophobia in the city.

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