Not Available Elsewhere Online – May 4, 1995 | The Oregonian Gerald F. Gratton Jr. said he was running for his life the night of July 19, 1993, when Officer Douglas Erickson fired at him 22 times. Erickson said he was firing at an armed and intoxicated man he believed would either shoot him or […]

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Not Available Elsewhere Online – May 3, 1995 | The Oregonian A Portland policeman who was fired in 1993 after he shot at a fleeing suspect 22 times was reinstated Tuesday with back pay by an arbitrator. Martin Henner of Eugene ruled that Officer Douglas Erickson was justified in using deadly force against Gerald F. […]

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