Gunman in deadly Colorado deputy shooting identified as Iraq War vet with grudge against sheriff

[CanonRay]

The rifle-toting man who gunned down a Colorado deputy in a New Year’s Eve “ambush-style” attack had ranted about the sheriff and a local police officer in recent online posts discovered after the assault.

Matthew Riehl, 37, fired more than 100 rounds as he was holed up in a bedroom in his apartment in Highlands Ranch, before he too was found dead at the scene. The Douglas County Sheriff's office identified Riehl as the gunman Sunday evening.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/12/31/colorado-police-working-officer-down-situation-outside-denver.html

[Demsrule86]

1. That is the Fox version....but it is being said that he was Alt-right.

[riverwalker]

4. His Facebook page is full of Pepe and alt right Trump memes.

[Demsrule86]

2. I wish people would stop using Fox which is a right wing lying machine.

[muriel_volestrangler]

3. Posted a video saying he was going to run for office as a libertarian

Riehl said in his Dec. 13 YouTube video, called "Fire Sheriff Spurlock," that he would run as a libertarian, ending with holiday greetings and a vow to "fire all these bums come early next year."

Riehl is vague about his political beliefs and personal grievances, though his animosity clearly ran deep. He flashes the business card of an officer who, he says, shows up at homes after sunset with an attractive woman and "will then ambush you from behind the door."

A video posted on Nov. 28 shows a traffic stop by a police officer in the city of Lone Tree - apparently taken inside the officer's car - that Riehl said was done illegally. He alleges the officer clocked the wrong driver, identifying the officer by name in the video and calling him "dirty."

"Scumbag, dirtbag, liar," he says as the officer questions the driver. "He's the boss, huh? He's the Nazi in charge with the stripes on his shoulder and the fake badge."

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/colorado-shooting-details-emerge-about-suspect-matthew-riehl/

[Fred Sanders]

5. America is searching for signs of mental illness, as the gunman is not Muslim. A white privilege.