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BREAKING: Armed Man Shot Dead After Throwing Incendiary Devices at ICE Detention Center

July 13, 2019, 3:43 pmby Cristina Laila 225 Comments



An armed man was shot dead Saturday morning after trying to attack an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) center in Tacoma, Washington.
The Seattle Times reported:

Tacoma police said they shot at an armed man early Saturday who was attacking the Northwest Detention Center, the holding facility in Tacoma for federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The man died at the scene.
Around 4 a.m., officers responded to an ICE employee’s report of a man armed with a rifle and throwing home-made incendiaries at the building and vehicles in the detention center’s parking lot, as well as attempting to ignite a propane tank, according to Tacoma police. Officers say they saw the man wearing a satchel and holding flares, as well as the rifle.
Officers reported “shots fired,” police spokeswoman Loretta Cool said, at which point the officers had fired; she did not know whether the man also fired.

The man was pronounced dead on the scene, however it is unclear who shot the attacker because four different police officers were involved in the shootout.

A spokeswoman for ICE said that no officers ore ICE employees were injured.
ICE agents are reportedly going to begin raids on Sunday to round up and deport illegal aliens who have deportation orders.
Democrats such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi all demonized and attacked ICE agents earlier this week and instructed illegal aliens on how to evade the agents.
This attack on the ICE detention center in Tacoma is directly related to the demonization of the agency by the media and open borders Democrats.

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Originally Posted by Airbornesapper07

Democrats such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi all demonized and attacked ICE agents earlier this week and instructed illegal aliens on how to evade the agents.
This attack on the ICE detention center in Tacoma is directly related to the demonization of the agency by the media and open borders Democrats.

I couldn't agree more.

07-13-2019 02:07 PM

Armed man attacking Tacoma’s ICE detention center killed in officer-involved shooting

"The Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the man killed at the Northwest Detention Center as Willem Van Spronsen, 69, of Vashon Island."

Man killed at Tacoma immigrant detention center jumped on cop in 2018 protest

theblaze.com|By TheBlaze

Armed 'anarchist and anti-fascist' attempted to firebomb ICE facility in Tacoma, killed in confrontation with police

News July 13, 2019
Caleb Howe
(Image source: YouTube screenshot)

On Saturday, a man armed with a rifle and Molotov cocktails or flares, according to reports, and angered by ""factually inaccurate portrayal" of the facility, according to the company operating the facility, attempted to set fire to an ICE detention center in Tacoma, Washington.

In a subsequent confrontation with police, the Antifa activist was killed. And some of his fellow activists called him a martyr for it.
Nevertheless, the media has not reported any connection with Antifa, nor are they speculating about what may have motivated this man, who made the attempt to set fire to the building amid protests against the building.

Patrick Quinn
✔ @PatrickQuinnTV

DEVELOPING: 1 man killed by a Tacoma police officer after throwing malotov-cocktail-type incendiaries at the Northwest Detention Center. Rallies continue outside police blockades against the ICE raids planned nationwide Sunday. #komonews

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On the CNN and MSNBC websites, you'll need to hunt to find the story at all, in fact. CNN's on air report, in particular, is striking in its above-and-beyond effort to remove this bomber from anything even remotely related to objections to ICE facilities or, one can surmise, calling them "concentration camps.:" it's actually kind of shocking how shoddy the report was, from Polo Sandoval

The Seattle Times, however, reported extensively.
Willem Van Spronsen, who has been arrested before during immigration protests at this very facility, was shot and killed on Saturday. Police say the man threw his incendiary devices at the building, striking some vehicles and setting them ablaze, while armed with a rifle. He also attempted to ignite a propane tank.
Police reported "shots fired," although it is unclear who fired first. Emergency responders found Van Spronsen dead when they arrived.
Here's an early report from local station KING 5 News in Seattle.



YouTube Video https://youtu.be/7K9o7HhOVUY

A friend of the man spoke with the Seattle Times. She believes it was his intent that this end in his own death. And her description of him politically should raise the eyebrows of anyone living in the state of Washington. Because it is a familiar one.

Deb Bartley, a friend of Van Spronsen's for about 20 years, described him as an anarchist and anti-fascist, and she believes his attack on the detention center was intended to provoke a fatal conflict.

"He was ready to end it," Bartley said. "I think this was a suicide. But then he was able to kind of do it in a way that spoke to his political beliefs … I know he went down there knowing he was going to die."

She said he is an "anti-fascist." Yet the press refuses to use the word "antifa" here.
Nevertheless, as Sooper pointed out at The Right Scoop, fellow "anti-fascists" were quick to claim him. And praise him. Here is just one example. But there are more.

ⒶnarchoRaver2.0 @Raver0

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His name was Willem Van Spronsen of Vashon Island, Wash.
Age 69.

History will remember this hero! pic.twitter.com/4m6zBWVvdY

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In Colorado, protesters against ICE stormed the facility, tore down the American flag, and replaced it with a Mexican flag.
Perhaps their motives are equally unclear to the mainstream press.

https://www.theblaze.com/news/terror...TRfgbTOCS5zpiY

Violent Left

CONFIRMED: Terrorist Who Was Killed Attacking Migrant Detention Center Was Affiliated with ANTIFA

The violent leftist mob is rapidly becoming America’s top terrorist threat.

Published 1 hour ago on Jul 14, 2019
By Shane Trejo





An ANTIFA-affiliated terrorist was killed on Saturday morning during an attack on a migrant detention center in Washington state, and his comrades are hailing him as a martyr for their anti-American leftist cause as a result of his failed rampage.
A man identified as Willem Van Spronsen, 69, was killed after tossing incendiary devices toward a migrant detention facility in Tacoma, WA where he tried to blow up a propane tank. Law enforcement opened fire and killed him before he could do any damage.
Tacoma police claim he conducted his assault armed with a rifle and several flares. They showed up on the scene at 4 a.m. on Saturday morning after an employee spotted an armed man outside of the building and quickly opened deadly fire on Van Spronsen, preventing him from causing any real harm.
The terrorist attack happened just hours after a rally took place outside of the same detention facility where leftist activists urged for the detention center to be shut down. The media and Democratic politicians have demonized border security and federal officials for months now, and their partisan hate-mongering against the rule of law almost created a deadly scene.

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Deb Bartley, a friend of Van Spronsen’s for almost 20 years told the Seattle Times that he was an ANTIFA activist, and his radical anarchist beliefs likely inspired his attack.
“He was ready to end it,” Bartley said. “I think this was a suicide. But then he was able to kind of do it in a way that spoke to his political beliefs . I know he went down there knowing he was going to die.”
Journalist Andy Ngo, who was recently attacked by ANTIFA thugs in the streets of Portland, OR, mentioned that ANTIFA is celebrating Van Spronsen’s terrorist act as they continue to drive America to the brink of a civil war with their violent demonstrations.

Andy Ngo
✔ @MrAndyNgo

That the terror attack on the ICE facility this morning happened in Pacific NW is not insignificant. Those who are eulogizing him now are antifa activists calling him a “comrade & martyr.” Last year he was arrested after attacking police. They found him carrying a baton & knife.

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Other Twitter posts noted that fake news commentators like Black Lives Matter race hustler Shaun King of The Intercept has called for similar actions to take place.
The constitutional rights organization OathKeepers uncovered a rap sheet for Van Spronsen that was showed he was convicted of attacking a police office last year. He was accused of assaulting a police officer, lunging at the officer’s neck while he was attempting to detain one of his ANTIFA comrades.

This appears to be his rap sheet from the assault on a police office during a protest outside the same detention center in 2018: https://t.co/XJV0iXm3fH
— Oath Keepers (@Oathkeepers) July 14, 2019

The time has come for President Donald Trump to declare ANTIFA as a terrorist organization, and for the militantly communist organization to be put at the top of the threat list.

https://bigleaguepolitics.com/confir...d-with-antifa/

This is war!

Anarchist Who Attacked ICE Facility Attacked Cop At Another Protest

Authorities in Tacoma, Washington, have named a man who was killed after attacking an immigration detention facility, and court records showed he had been previously arrested for assaulting a police officer at a protest outside the same facility.
Police say Willem Van Spronsen, 69, was armed with a rifle and incendiary devices when he attacked the Northwest Detention Center before dawn on Saturday. The Pierce County Medical Examiner’s office said he died of multiple gunshot wounds.
According to authorities, Van Spronsen set fire to one vehicle in the parking lot and was trying to ignite a propane tank when he was confronted by four police officers who opened fire on him. None of the officers were injured.
The Tacoma Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for further comment on Sunday.
Van Spronsen was arrested last year for assaulting a police officer during a protest outside the same detention center, according to court records. He pleaded guilty to a charge of obstructing police and was released from custody in October.
Saturday’s attack on the facility took place several hours after a peaceful rally protesting immigrant detentions outside the facility, according to authorities.
The center is privately operated by GEO Group Inc on behalf of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The incident in Tacoma happened as a nationwide wave of arrests of immigrants facing deportation is set to begin over the weekend.
The operation is expected to target hundreds of families in 10 cities who have recently been ordered deported by an immigration court but have not yet left the country.
Is Antifa a terrorist group?

A senior ICE official told the Washington Post that the attack in Tacoma could have resulted in the mass murder of staff and detainees housed at the facility.
“These are the kinds of incidents that keep you up at night,” Shawn Fallah, who heads the ICE Office of Professional Responsibility, said in a statement.
The Antifa man who attacked an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility has been named and leftists are celebrating.
They are not celebrating the man’s demise, but the fact that he died attempting to “liberate” a detention facility and are encouraging others to do the same.
The man, Willem Van Spronsen, attacked the facility with incendiary devices and set cars ablaze while armed with a rifle.
Police arrived at the scene and shot the Antifa terrorist dead before ehe could do any more damage, as we reported yesterday.
A crazed man attacked an immigration detention center in Tacoma, Washington on Saturday and was shot and killed by police.
The man was armed with incendiary devices and a rifle and was setting vehicles on fire before police arrived, Q13 reported.
An employee at the facility, which operates on behalf of ICE, called police shortly before 4 a.m. saying a man with a rifle was throwing “incendiary devices” at the building, setting vehicles on fire and attempting to ignite a large propane tank, according to Tacoma PD.
Shortly after arriving on scene, officers say they found a suspect with a gun, wearing a satchel and carrying flares.
Police fired on the man in a parking lot across from the facility, striking him fatally. It is unknown how many shots were fired or if the man also shot at police. No officers were injured.
Reuters contributed to this report.

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Illegal aliens are not safe here.

We have a lot of violence, hate crimes, drugs and thugs here too!

Time to shut down detention centers and deport them all back home.

Do not come here!

Crazed Antifa Terrorist Who Attemped to Bomb ICE Center and Was Shot Dead — Left an Audio Manifesto, Encourages Comrades to Arm Themselves

by Jim Hoft July 14, 2019 121 Comments



The man killed in Saturday’s terror attack on an ICE contract detention facility in Tacoma, Washington was identified as Willem Van Spronsen.

Van Sponsen had a history of attacking police at a protest at the facility a year ago.
Antifa activists are claiming the attacker as one of their own.
In fact, Antifa terrorists cheered the crazed leftist and his attempt to bomb an ICE holding center.
This tweet is still live on Twitter.

RIP to anarchist fighter Willem Van Spronsen. The attack on the ICE facility in Tacoma is a proportionate action against enslavers and internment camp operators. He joins a long list of fallen anarchist martyrs who fought for a liberated world! https://t.co/teXxBeUTLU
— RevAbolitionMov (@RevAbolitionist) July 14, 2019

RevAbolitionMov @RevAbolitionist

RIP to anarchist fighter Willem Van Spronsen. The attack on the ICE facility in Tacoma is a proportionate action against enslavers and internment camp operators. He joins a long list of fallen anarchist martyrs who fought for a liberated world! https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/13/us/tacoma-detention-center-shooting.html …

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Man Attacking ICE Detention Center Is Fatally Shot by the Police

The man was armed with a rifle and throwing “incendiary devices” on Saturday in Tacoma, Wash., officials said.
nytimes.com

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Like many lunatics before a killing spree Willem Van Spronsen left a manifesto after his death.
It’s Going Down posted Van Spronsen’s manifesto.
And Van Spronsen left an Audio Manifesto — HERE.
It’s a folk song.
And It’s Going Down posted his manifesto on their webpage.

Willem Van Spronsen’s Final Statement
Audio manifesto: thesuper8.bandcamp.com
There’s wrong and there’s right.
It’s time to take action against the forces of evil.
Evil says one life is worth less than another.
Evil says the flow of commerce is our purpose here.
Evil says concentration camps for folks deemed lesser are necessary.
The handmaid of evil says the concentration camps should be more humane.
Beware the centrist.
I have a father’s broken heart
I have a broken down body
And I have an unshakable abhorrence for injustice
That is what brings me here.
This is my clear opportunity to try to make a difference, I’d be an ingrate to be waiting for a more obvious invitation.
I follow three teachers:
Don Pritts, my spiritual guide. “Love without action is just a word.”
John Brown, my moral guide. “What is needed is action!”
Emma Goldman, my political guide. “If I can’t dance, I don’t want to be in your revolution.”
I’m a head in the clouds dreamer, I believe in love and redemption.
I believe we’re going to win.
I’m joyfully revolutionary. (We all should have been reading Emma Goldman in school instead of the jingo drivel we were fed, but I digress.) (We should all be looking at the photos of the YPG heroes should we falter and think our dreams are impossible, but I double digress. Fight me.)
In these days of fascist hooligans preying on vulnerable people in our streets, in the name of the state or supported and defended by the state,
In these days of highly profitable detention/concentration camps and a battle over the semantics,
In these days of hopelessness, empty pursuit and empty yearning,
We are living in visible fascism ascendant. (I say visible, because those paying attention watched it survive and thrive under the protection of the state for decades. [See Howard Zinn, A People’s History of the United States.] Now it unabashedly follows its agenda with open and full cooperation from the government. From governments around the world.
Fascism serves the needs of the state serves the needs of business and at your expense. Who benefits? Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffet, Elon Musk, Tim Cook, Bill Gates, Betsy de Vos, George Soros, Donald Trump, and need I go on? Let me say it again: rich guys (who think you’re not really all that good), really dig government (every government everywhere, including “communist” governments), because they make the rules that make rich guys richer.
Simple.
Don’t overthink it.
(Are you patriots in the back paying attention?)
When I was a boy, in post-war Holland, later France, my head was filled with stories of the rise of fascism in the ’30s. I promised myself that I would not be one of those who stands by as neighbors are torn from their homes and imprisoned for somehow being perceived as lesser.
You don’t have to burn the mother****er down, but are you going to just stand by?
This is the test of our fundamental belief in real freedom and our responsibility to each other.
This is a call to patriots, too, to stand against this travesty against everything that you hold sacred. I know you. I know that in your hearts, you see the dishonor in these camps. It’s time for you, too, to stand up to the money pulling the strings of every goddamn puppet pretending to represent us.
I’m a man who loves you all and this spinning ball so much that I’m going to fulfill my childhood promise to myself to be noble.
Here it is, in these corporate for profit concentration camps.
Here it is, in Brown and non-conforming folks afraid to show their faces for fear of the police/migra/Proud Boys/the boss/beckies…
Here it is, a planet almost used up by the market’s greed.
I’m a black and white thinker.
Detention camps are an abomination.
I’m not standing by.
I really shouldn’t have to say any more than this.
I set aside my broken heart and I heal the only way I know how—by being useful.
I efficiently compartmentalize my pain…
And I joyfully go about this work.
(To those burdened with the wreckage from my actions, I hope that you will make the best use of that burden.)
To my comrades:
I regret that I will miss the rest of the revolution.
Thank you for the honor of having me in your midst.
Giving me space to be useful, to feel that I was fulfilling my ideals, has been the spiritual pinnacle of my life.
Doing what I can to help defend my precious and wondrous people is an experience too rich to describe.
My trans comrades have transformed me, solidifying my conviction that we will be guided to a dreamed-of future by those most marginalized among us today. I have dreamed it so clearly that I have no regret for not seeing how it turns out. Thank you for bringing me so far along.
I am antifa. I stand with comrades around the world who act from the love of life in every permutation. Comrades who understand that freedom means real freedom for all and a life worth living.
Keep the faith!
All power to the people!
Bella ciao.
Don’t let your silly government agencies spend money “investigating” this one. I was radicalized in civics class at 13 when we were taught about the electoral college. It was at that point that I decided that the status quo might be a house of cards. Further reading confirmed in the positive. I highly recommend reading!
I am not affiliated with any organization, I have disaffiliated from any organizations who disagree with my choice of tactics.
The semi-automatic weapon I used was a cheap, home-built unregistered “ghost” AR-15, it had six magazines. I strongly encourage comrades and incoming comrades to arm themselves. We are now responsible for defending people from the predatory state. Ignore the law in arming yourself if you have the luxury, I did.

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