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Oregon Officer Shootings Slightly Slowed by Pandemic As statewide (and international) protests against police brutality continue, law enforcement officers in Oregon are unlikely to match the high number of deadly force incidents perpetrated in the last couple of years. As of August 13, there have been at least 19 incidents in 2020, indicating this year's total might fall short of the 35-37 in 2018-2019. The number is still high considering the coronavirus outbreak (and related stay at home orders /reduced in-person policing), and the uncharacteristic low number of shootings in Portland. We reported on the first 11 incidents in the last newsletter, and the recent Portland and Gresham shootings on page 6. Here are the other six incidents.
--On August 9, unnamed Milwaukie Police shot and wounded
--On July 3, "Sandy Police Officer Michael Bayes shot and killed Doug Diamond, 58, after police and deputies responded to a report about an armed and suicidal person at the Mt. Hood Village RV Resort" (Oregonlive, July 16). There was a second shooting victim in this incident-- Bayes also shot and wounded Clackamas County Sergeant Sean Collinson twice in the arm. The responding officers began by trying to negotiate with Diamond, then used less-lethal weapons (including a Taser) before Diamond allegedly pulled out a gun. --On May 28, Washington County Sheriff's Corporals Micah Akin and John Auth, and Deputies Steve Nichols and Jacob Anderson shot and killed Robert Anthony "Jordan" Whitehead, 26, who was allegedly armed with a knife, as they responded to a call about shouting coming from his apartment (Oregonlive, May 29, KPTV-12, June 3). --On May 14, Oregon State Police Sgt. Kaipo Raiser, Recruit Jered Coates and Senior Troopers Mark Jubitz and Fred Testa were involved in an exchange of gunfire with Grayson DW Morris, 26, a homicide suspect in Washington state. After the gun battle, Trooper Joshua McNeely used "spikes strips and a tactical pursuit maneuver" to stop Morris' car and took him into custody, initially transporting him to a hospital to attend to gunshot wounds. Adams County, WA and Multnomah County Sheriff's Deputies were also involved in the incident (Oregonlive, May 14 and KPTV-12, May 21). --On May 3, an unnamed Warm Springs Tribal Police officer shot and wounded Macklin Kalama, 43, when he allegedly held a gun and told officers to shoot him. The FBI is investigating (Oregonlive, May 5). Oregon Shooting Updates: Regarding the April 11 shooting in Clackamas County (PPR #80): In June, Clackamas County Deputies Nate Ariel, Tanner Davis and Janson Bento were cleared of criminal charges in the shooting death of a man identified as Brody Stronks, 27 (Oregonlive, June 9). Regarding the April 10 shooting in Klamath County (also PPR #80): In May, a grand jury found no criminal conduct by OSP Trooper Justin Henrick and Klamath County Sheriff's Deputy Maria Gray in the shooting death of Matt Goff*-2 (KTVZ-21, May 13). The family of Stacy Kenney, a trans woman killed by Springfield Police in 2019 (PPR #77) was awarded a record large settlement of $4.5 million in July; the City also agreed to revise its policies and reporting around Use of Force (Eugene Register Guard, July 21).
*-We inappropriately reported Mr. Woodside was
deceased from the shooting. We apologize for the error. |
September, 2020
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--On July 21,
Jackson County Deputy Trevor Waldeyer shot and wounded Terril Boss, 35, outside
a Dairy Queen in White City. Police say Boss reached for a weapon in his waistband (KDRV-12,
August 6).