Police investigating viral video showing a man pointing a gun at anti-Trump protesters in Washington state



Police are investigating a heated incident in Washington state during a pro-Trump protest and a counterprotest where a man pulled a gun after allegedly being assaulted.

Video of the altercation appeared on Tik Tok and quickly went viral. It was recorded at a pro-Trump demonstration where anti-Trump protesters showed up in the city of Woodinville.

The video shows a man in a Trump cap pointing his gun at protesters while yelling at them and then other Trump supporters drag him away.

Witnesses admit that the man was assaulted before they were able to record on their cellphones. They said that someone came up and splashed him with dirty water from a bucket, and then tossed the bucket at him.

"He threw like this bucket of dirty water on one of the Trump supporters," Mandy Luttinen said to KING 5 News.

Luttinen said she immediately jumped in between the man and the other protesters, many of whom were teenagers.

"There wasn't a lot of thinking. I've been in a couple tense situations and you do act more than you think," she explained. "It was just like, don't let the kids get hurt."

A Trump supporter told KING 5 that he knew the man who pulled the gun and said that he was a military veteran who served in Afghanistan. He added that the counterprotesters were yelling at them, saying they were racists despite the fact that many of the supporters were not white.

"We don't embrace acts of violence," he said.

Police still investigating

Woodinville police are still trying to sort out exactly how things spiraled out of control.

"We're not really sure of what's happened at this point," said Woodinville Police Chief Kathleen Larson.

"There are two sides to every story, and in this particular case, in this video, we don't see what precipitated the man pulling out his firearm, and he was assaulted prior to that," she added.

Here's the video of the alarming incident:

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Marshall University takes action against prof caught on video saying she hopes Trump supporters die of coronavirus



Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, took action against an assistant professor caught on video saying she wished supporters of the president would die before the election.

The short video shows College of Science assistant professor Jennifer Mosher talking about her frustrations about people who don't wear masks. She was teaching students about the biology of the coronavirus in a virtual classroom when she made the comments.

"I think yesterday he held one inside, no one wore a mask. And I've become the type of person where I hope they all get it and die," she said on the video.

"I'm sorry but I am so frustrated and I don't know what else to do. I, you can't argue with and you can't talk sense into them. I said to somebody yesterday, I hope they all die before the election. That's the only, that's the only saving hope I have right now," Mosher continued.

"Definitely bootlickers," she added.

"Anyhow, OK, I'm gonna stop talking politics," Mosher said, "because I really should not be talking politics in here."

WOWK-TV reported that Mosher was referring to supporters of President Donald Trump and his recent rallies. The video quickly went viral after being circulated on social media, and many called for Mosher's dismissal over the divisive comments.

The university said in a statement released on Friday that they had removed Mosher from her classroom duties while they investigate the matter.

"Marshall University this morning announced it is aware of an overtly political statement made by a faculty member in a recent virtual classroom session and widely circulated on social media," read the statement.

"The university does not support or condone the use of any of its educational platforms to belittle people or wish harm on those who hold differing political views," the statement continued. "The professor was removed from the classroom yesterday and is on administrative leave, pending an investigation."

Here's a local news report about the incident:

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