Proud Boys member Tusitala “Tiny” Toese has been shot in Olympia, Washington.
The Proud Boys and other right wing protesters had been facing off with members of Antifa who showed up to antagonize a medical freedom rally. Toese was reportedly attempting to chase them off when he was shot.
“Tiny of the #ProudBoys has been shot here in Olympia, Washington. The shooting took place .8 miles away from the state Capitol, after Proud Boys pursued #Antifa Black Bloc- who showed up within a square block of a Medical Freedom protest,” leftist photojournalist Jeremy Lee Quinn tweeted with a video.
FLASH: Proud Boys Member Tusitala “Tiny” Toese shot in the foot by Antifa in Olympia WA… pic.twitter.com/EVbXZUG4dv
— Spencer Neale (@spencer_neale) September 4, 2021
Tiny of the #ProudBoys has been shot here in Olympia, Washington. The shooting took place .8 miles away from the state Capitol, after Proud Boys pursued #Antifa Black Bloc- who showed up within a square block of a Medical Freedom protest. pic.twitter.com/QMZxFasWRJ
— Jeremy Lee Quinn (@JLeeQuinn) September 4, 2021
Notorious Proud Boy Tusitala “Tiny” Toese has been shot on livestream while chasing antifa members in Washington.
The cameraman refused to show the wound for fear it would be used as propaganda. pic.twitter.com/4FhXUAjPv1
— YOUTUBE.COM / VITO (@VitoGesualdi) September 4, 2021
People at the scene said that Toese was shot in the foot. He did appear to be alert in the videos.
It is unclear who fired the shot at this time.
Timcast has reached out to friends of Toese and will update this story as more information becomes available.