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A suspect was shot and killed at his home yesterday morning in the Pearl District Neighborhood by a Portland Police Bureau (PPB) officer from the Special Emergency Reaction Team (SERT).
Mayor Keith Wilson was Briefed at the Scene
Police Chief Bob Day and Multnomah County District Attorney Nathan Vasquez arrived at the scene, where they briefed Mayor Keith Wilson and Deputy City Administrator for Public Safety Bob Cozzie.
Internal Review Will Consider All Aspects of the Incident
The PPB is conducting an internal review and will consider the initial response, resources requested, tactics used, and post-shooting actions.
The case will be heard by the Police Review Board, comprised of community members, PPB members, and representatives from the Independent Police Review Division.
The SERT officer, together with a second team member, is on paid leave pending the outcome of the investigation.
The identity of the suspect has not been released.
The shooting relates to a report of a threat with a weapon at a grocery store in the 1300 block of Northwest Lovejoy Street on January 31 at 1.04 p.m. A suspect had pulled the trigger of a gun, which failed to go off, at a security guard. He then fled the scene.
On arrival at the scene, PPB officers found an instrument case containing a loaded shotgun and firearm shells with President Donald Trump’s name on them.
An investigation led the police to an apartment in the 1600 block of Northwest 14th Avenue in the Pearl District Neighborhood.
When the suspect failed to emerge from the apartment, even though the police warned that force may be used against him, officers became concerned for the safety of residents and evacuated everyone living on the same floor.
About 35 minutes later, officers flushed the suspect out of the apartment by deploying irritant gas munitions. He was holding a handgun. Two PPB SERT officers opened fire, one reporting that the suspect had pointed a gun at him. The man was declared deceased by paramedics summoned to the scene.
Anyone with information about the case should contact [email protected] and reference case #26-35341.
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