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Incidents of the use of overwhelming force by law enforcement including physical violence and firearms
Clark deputies justified in killing of armed Portland woman Amy McCoy Colombian – September 29, 2016 The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office found that the county sheriff’s deputies who shot and killed a Portland woman armed with a hammer and knife in March were justified in using deadly force. Deputy Tom Yoder used a Taser […]
These files are associated with the spreadsheet Clark Co. LEO Lethal Use of Force 1995-2016. Click on the blue button at the top right of this site. Wayne Jones 1997 ATTACKER ‘WASN’T GOING TO STOP’ Tabitha DeSousa 2006 Proposed shooting settlement $350,000 Stephen Lubeck 2012 Police officer cleared in shooting Sean Makarowsky 2007 Vancouver Police […]
UPDATE: March 14 – Clackamas County declined to repair the $15,000+ damage the Clackamas County Sheriff’s deputies did to the Kalonji apartment with bombs and bullets on January 28. Clackamas News Review – March 7, 2016 A Clackamas County grand jury has concluded that county deputies were justified in using deadly defensive force in the […]
The Oregonian, Feb. 27, 2016 An Oak Grove teen fatally shot by Clackamas County deputies during an apparent mental health crisis at his apartment last month told authorities that he was going to die that day, court documents say. About ninety minutes before Christopher Kalonji, 19, was to appear for a 9 a.m. hearing in Multnomah […]
Portland Tribune, Feb. 15, 2016 At the rain-and-tear-soaked funeral of 19-year-old Christopher Kalonji on Thursday, family and friends were able to gather and grieve the death of the 2014 Rex Putnam High School graduate. Not laid to rest, however, were the questions surrounding why he died from a gunshot wound following a mental health crisis […]
KNOWN FACTS – Chris Kalonji was shot and killed by a Clackamas County Sheriff’s Deputy on January 28, 2016. He was 19, a person of color and a persons with mental illness. Parents say son killed in Oak Grove SWAT standoff was a ‘bright boy’ in ‘mental crisis’ KPTV.com February 5, 2016 The family of […]
Oregonian, January 25, 2016 Police commanders shouldn’t be quick to conclude that deadly force is inevitable when someone under extreme emotional distress is intent on provoking a violent response by police, outside consultants caution. Simply because a subject in crisis desires a certain outcome, it “does not mean that skillfully trained and well-equipped officers should […]
PRESS RELEASE READ – Report to the City of Portland on Portland Police Bureau Officer-Involved Shootings and In-Custody Deaths (OIR Group – fourth report, January 2016) Outside experts hired by the City Auditor evaluated 11 internal investigations of Portland Police shootings and identified several themes that warrant further attention by City Council and management, according […]
Oregonian, January 2016 READ – “What happened to Phyllis Jepsen” Two sheriff’s deputies were justified in their fatal shooting of a 55-year-old woman armed with a knife last year in Aloha, the Washington County District Attorney’s Office determined. Cpl. John McCullough and Deputy Matt Humphrey shot Phyllis Jepsen nine times as she approached them with a hunting […]
From The Oregonian, January 12, 2016 Michael Johnson ran into Good Samaritan Medical Center early on Nov. 6, telling security to call 911 because an armed man was outside. Johnson, 51, who had bipolar disorder, essentially had orchestrated a Portland police response to himself at 5:38 a.m., according to grand jury transcripts released Tuesday afternoon. […]
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