OK, I've been saying this everywhere and people do NOT LIKE IT. But I'm almost certain that this was staged in an attempt to incite an actual shootout. That's why the media is going so full on crazy, they had their stories prepped before the event took place and it wasn't as dramatic as they'd hoped it would be.

Ex Theater person here with experience in stage fighting, performance art, and martial arts.

It makes me sick to my stomach to write this. If I am wrong, I apologize to the spirit of Ashli and to her loved ones. But I have to share what I know about how these things are staged.

The first issue we have here is audience control. Why are known members of Antifa allowed to stay near the “body” and film while Trumpers are waived back by the police? The “body” is effectively shielded from the audience by the police on one side and Antifa on the other. No Trumper actually allowed to get close enough to verify what’s going on.

The second issue is Ashli’s fall. From both my experience in stage fighting and martial arts, I know how you are supposed to fall. Ashli’s fall is controlled. She DOES not hit her head as she lands. Imagine you have just been shot in the neck - how would you manage to have a controlled fall like that? How would your head not crack on the floor unless you hadn’t been shot at all and were in full control.

Props and wardrobe. Props - Where is the blood? It should be everywhere. Wardrobe - this isn’t proof but it’s VERY convenient from a wardrobe perspective that her neck is fully covered, no one ever actually sees a wound.