Police in Portland , OR Monday released a photo of a man suspected of spitting and physically attacking a business owner and his mother.
Tommy Ly told Fox 12 the biker came racing toward his mom and almost hit her. When he asked the man to be careful, Ly said the man spit at his mother and flicked a cigarette butt at her. He also accused the suspect of throwing a punch at him and yelling racial slurs.
“He just biked back around, got close to my mom and spit in her face and at that point I just lost it, and just grabbed my mace and emptied the whole can straight into his face and then he just biked off,” Ly said to KGW.
Ly is the owner of Stumptown Otaku. He says he and his staff routinely carry mace to protect themselves.
Portland Police are calling this a racially motivated assault and are offering a $2500 reward in the case. Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers of Oregon. You can remain anonymous.
AsAmNews is published by the non-profit, Asian American Media Inc.
Happy Lunar New Year. We’re almost there. We are now 69% of our goal of meeting our $5,000 matching grant challenge with less than 6 full days to go. Every donation will be matched dollar for dollar through Sunday for up to $5,000. All donations will go toward fully funding an editor position at AsAmNews and to support our reporting. You can make your tax-deductible donations here via credit card, debit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal and Venmo. Stock donations and donations via DAFs are also welcomed.
Please also follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube and X.
AsAmNews is published by the non-profit, Asian American Media Inc.
Happy Lunar New Year. We’re almost there. We are now 69% of our goal of meeting our $5,000 matching grant challenge with less than 6 full days to go. Every donation will be matched dollar for dollar through Sunday for up to $5,000. All donations will go toward fully funding an editor position at AsAmNews and to support our reporting. You can make your tax-deductible donations here via credit card, debit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal and Venmo. Stock donations and donations via DAFs are also welcomed.
Please also follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube and X.