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  1. Feb 2017
    1. The Times also reports that the alleged shooter sent the following Facebook message to the Breitbart News editor an hour before the incident: “Hey Milo. im outside in line to your UW event. I got sucker punched (he was a bit limp wristed) and someone jacked my #MAGA hat. Anyway for me to get a replacement signed by you?

      Message to Milo

    2. Though a witness at the scene told KIRO Radio that Yiannopoulos supporters were spraying pepper spray at the crowd. We were just standing in the middle, and Milo supporters started spraying everyone with their own mace, and there was a boom, and I saw the guy a few feet away and he had blood gushing out of his stomach.

      Spraying Mace

    1. The man who told police he shot and wounded another man during a violent demonstration over the appearance of Milo Yiannopoulos at the University of Washington sent a social-media message to the Breitbart News editor just an hour before the shooting. “Hey Milo,” the 29-year-old former UW student posted to Yiannopoulos’ Facebook page at 7:24 p.m. “im outside in line to your UW event. “I got sucker punched (he was a bit limp wristed) and someone jacked my #MAGA hat,” he said, referring to the ubiquitous red and white “Make America Great Again” caps worn by supporters of President Trump. UW Shooting Timeline of Friday’s protests that ended in shooting at UW  Man shot during protests of Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos’ speech at UW “Anyway for me to get a replacement signed by you?” the man asked
    1. The union said that the victim is a 34-year-old man and “long-time anti-racist and anti-fascist activist” who was “unarmed and attempting to de-escalate conflict” when he was shot.

      Attempting to de-escalate

    2. The victim of a politically charged shooting at a public speech by Milo Yiannopoulos in Seattle is calling for dialogue and “restorative justice” rather than criminal charges.

      Wants restorative justice

    1. Two weeks after Milo Yiannopoulos’ appearance at University of Washington—outside of whicha 32-year-old man was shot by a fan of the the Breitbart News editor—UW Police Department is still investigating what happened that evening at Red Square.

      Still under investigation

    1. In a statement issued though his attorney, Sarah Lippek, the victim said that he doesn't want the shooter punished by the legal system.

      Doesn't want him punished

    2. The alleged shooter is 29-year-old senior at the University of Washington
    1. Early on the night of the shooting, the gunman sent Yiannopolous the following Facebook message: “I’m outside in line to your UW event. I got sucker punched (he was a bit limp wristed) and someone jacked my #MAGA hat. Anyway for me to get a replacement signed by you?”

      Shooter was a Trump Supporter

    2. Meanwhile, a few days earlier in Washington State, a Trump supporter put a bullet in the stomach of an anti-fascist protester, and walked away with no charges at all, while the case remains under investigation.
  2. Jan 2017
    1. His Seattle attorney, Sarah Lippek, confirmed his identity, although she said Dukes was concerned about his name being made public “as the risk of harassment and threats is very real, and my client needs time to rest and recover from his injuries.” Lippek said Dukes planned to issue a public statement at a later date.
    2. Sometime just before 8:30 p.m., the man — who at this point was wearing a yellow hat — was involved in a scuffle with several people, and he allegedly shot and wounded the other man.
    3. Several sources have identified the victim as Josh Dukes, 34, a Seattle computer-security engineer and a member of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) General Defense Committee, which describes itself as an “anti-racist and anti-fascist organization.”
    4. Tue Jan 24 2017 11:46:36 GMT-0800 (Pacific Standard Time)