Death by Cop- 2022
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Joel Michael Arevalo
Case # :228
Gender : Male
Age : 30
Race : Latinx
Date : 02/19/2022
Location : 900 block of SW Broadway Dr
City : Portland
County : Multnomah
State : Oregon
Agency : Portland Police Bureau
Officer(s) :Zachary Kenney, Reynaldo Guevara
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance call
Disposition : Justified by Grand Jury
Open Records Summary :
The Portland police bureau arrived at a disturbance call after being told the shots had been fired. When they arrived, the encountered Joel Arevalo, and shot and killed him. Police later explained that he had had his hands in his pockets. Police were uncooperative with questions and specifically refused to answer the question whether he had been armed at the time of the shooting or had even been the person who had fired the shots they were sent out to investigate
Source Links :
https://katu.com/news/local/one-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-sw-portland-hills
https://www.mentalhealthportland.org/what-happened-to-michael-arevalo/