Nick Fuentes, a far-right streamer known for his racist, sexist and anti-Semitic views, claimed Thursday that he was the target of a “would-be assassin” who was fatally shot by police near his home in Berwyn, after he allegedly killed three people in the state.

Fuentes made the shocking claim shortly after his first hearing on a battery charge stemming from a bizarre confrontation last month outside the home and became the target of his critics after his address was posted in response to a controversial social media post of his was leaked online.

“Last night, an armed murderer carried out an assassination attempt on me in my house, which was recently doxxed on this platform,” Fuentes wrote on the social media network X. “The shooter carried a pistol, a crossbow and incendiary devices. I think he wanted to kill me. He’s dead now. I’m fine!”

Fuentes shared videos from a surveillance camera on the porch of his home that showed a person wearing a motorcycle helmet and carrying what appeared to be a handgun and a crossbow. Fuentes said he was home at the time.

Citing police, Fuentes said: “The suspected assassin committed a triple murder in southern Illinois early yesterday morning before standing on my doorstep with his pistol drawn and calling my name.”

Fuentes’ report is consistent with a statement from Berwyn police that said officers responded to Fuentes’ blockade around 11:40 p.m. Wednesday for a call of a person with a weapon. The gunman then ran into a house on another block, killed two dogs and ran into a yard on Fuentes’ block.

After the gunman disobeyed orders and began shooting at police, officers returned fire, killing him, police said. He was identified as John R. Lyons, a 24-year-old man from Westchester.

Lyons was wanted Wednesday on a triple murder charge in Mahomet, about 11 miles northwest of Champaign, Berywn police said. According to Mahomet police, officers responded to the shooting at a home in the 1100 block of Riverside Drive around 9:40 p.m. The victims were identified as Janis, Sara and Caleb Mason.

Fuentes’ neighbors said they were sleeping when they heard screaming outside the window of their Berwyn home Wednesday evening.

“It was like listening to a movie,” said Bianca, who did not want her last name used. “All I heard was the police calling ‘John’ and screaming, ‘Hands up!’ Put them up.”

Matt, who lives with Bianca and is also withholding his last name, said he saw Fuentes outside their homes Thursday morning. “He told me the shooter tried to kill him,” he said.

Bianca said she believes the shooter was targeting Fuentes.

“Fuentes’ address is spoofed and then this guy ends up here,” she said. “I don’t think it was a coincidence that someone who killed three people down south ended up here. This guy is miles away, why is he here?”

Lyons’ neighbors in Westchester said they were shocked by what happened.

A neighbor who did not want to be named said the Lyons family kept to themselves.

“They are quiet, respectful and polite people,” they said. “I can’t believe something like this would happen.”

Another neighbor said he first met Lyon’s parents during a Fourth of July parade and said they were “nice people.”

“I can’t imagine what they’re feeling right now,” he said.

“I am not a white supremacist”

The disturbing incident near Fuentes’ home occurred just a day before he was scheduled to appear in court for the first time in a pending criminal case involving an alleged attack on another person who showed up at his door.

Fuentes, 26, is charged with a single misdemeanor for allegedly spraying 57-year-old Marla Rose with pepper spray when she approached him on Nov. 10 about a controversial social media post he made days earlier, like from court documents and the victim.

“Your body, my choice. Forever,” Fuentes wrote on the social media platform X, an apparent reference to the “My Body, My Choice” slogan used by abortion rights advocates.

Fuentes’ home address was subsequently published online, which he said threatened his safety.

In a video Rose recorded on her cellphone, Fuentes allegedly opened the door to his home after she rang the doorbell, immediately sprayed her with a substance believed to be pepper spray, and then sprayed her brought the phone into the house. Berwyn police later recovered the phone.

Police body camera footage shows Rose called Fuentes “a white supremacist” as she described the alleged attack to a responding officer. She also claimed that Fuentes pushed her down the stairs – a statement that was confirmed by a witness who also rejected Fuentes’ views.

Fuentes later told the officer that he was the victim of a days-long harassment campaign because of the online post, which he described as “a joke.” When the officer asked if he was in fact “a white supremacist,” Fuentes responded flatly, “No.”

“I’m not a white supremacist,” he said. “I’m Mexican, my last name is Fuentes.”

The official appeared to caution Fuentes to be careful with his rhetoric given the current political climate. “Especially now that Trump has won,” the official said, referring to the re-election of President-elect Donald Trump, who was criticized for inviting Fuentes to dinner with musician Kanye West in November 2022.

“We also live in a free country where you can speak without people coming up and trying to hurt you,” Fuentes replied. “I’m afraid for my life. For the last three days, people have been posting my address online and telling me that they are coming to kill me and that they are coming to rape me.”

During the interview, Fuentes refused to discuss the incident and said “no comment” when asked if he pepper-sprayed or pushed Rose. However, in a previous 911 call, he admitted that he had pushed her down the stairs and reiterated that he had been subjected to harassment and death threats.

Rose filed a police report and Fuentes was arrested and charged on November 27. He was released on his own recognizance and summoned to appear in court on the charges Thursday. Fuentes, his attorney and Rose each appeared for the brief hearing via the livestreaming service Zoom before Judge Shawn Te Raines-Welch at the Fourth District Courthouse in Maywood.

The judge informed Fuentes of his rights and the standard conditions of his interim release, including that he will not commit any new crimes and will appear at any further hearing.

The judge also ordered that Fuentes and Rose have no contact with each other while the case is pending. A status hearing has been scheduled for Jan. 16 for prosecutors to allow Fuentes’ attorney to clarify. Simple assault, a Class A misdemeanor, is punishable by up to one year in prison and a fine.

A small group of protesters were seen outside the courthouse, apparently holding homemade signs critical of Fuentes. However, they left the courthouse before the hearing after learning that Fuentes would not appear in person.

A spokesman for the Cook County Sheriff’s Office said Fuentes was allowed to appear remotely after Berwyn police notified the sheriff’s office of “potential safety concerns related to Mr. Fuentes’ in-person hearing.”

After the hearing, Fuentes complained about the disclosure of his home address and said he now had to move. He asked for cryptocurrency donations to pay for private security and build a new studio for online streaming.

“This nihilistic lynch mob behavior must stop before anyone else is killed,” Fuentes said.