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2 Men Killed On Portland Train After Trying To Stop Anti-Muslim Rant, Police SayPolice arrested a 35-year-old man following the stabbing deaths. Two men are being hailed as heroes after they were killed while trying to stop a man from abusing two women on a train in Portland, Oregon, because they appeared to be Muslim. Jeremy Joseph Christian, 35, of North Portland, allegedly attacked the men on a MAX train at the Hollywood Transit Station at 4:30 p.m. Friday. He was charged with two counts of aggravated murder over the incident, which occurred hours before the start of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan. Witnesses said at least one of the women the suspect targeted was wearing a hijab, and it appeared the abuse was religiously and racially motivated. Christian is known to locals and authorities as an active white supremacist. “He said, ‘Get off the bus, and get out of the country because you don’t pay taxes here,’” Evelin Hernandez, a passenger on the train, told KATU-TV. Three men intervened amid the suspect’s “ranting and raving,” Portland police spokesman Pete Simpson said during a news conference. “They were attacked viciously by the suspect.” He’s always been spouting anti-establishment stuff but he’s a nice person I just can’t imagine.” Mary Christian, the suspect’s mother A GoFundMe page was set up by a Portland-area business owner to help support the families of the “Tri Met Heroes.” The suspect’s mother, Mary Christian, told HuffPost early Saturday that she had no idea that her son might have been involved. “It’s scary,” she said. “I can’t imagine he would do anything like this, unless he was on drugs or something. He’s been in prison, he’s always been spouting anti-establishment stuff but he’s a nice person I just can’t imagine.” Police said one of the men who intervened died on the train. The other died later in hospital, while the third man was treated for non-life threatening injuries. Officers detained Christian soon after he got off the train, police said. They were unable to interview the women, however, as they’d already left the area.
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