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Name Withheld

Age :

Gender : Unknown

Race : Unknown

Date : 01/06/2026

Location : Outside Albany Police Department

City : Albany

County : Linn

State : Oregon

Agency : Albany Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Suicide

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 01/06/2026, Albany Police Department officers responded to a report of a suicidal individual outside the Albany Police Department facility in Linn County, Oregon. Police said the person was experiencing a mental health crisis and was outside the department building when officers engaged. During the encounter, the individual died by suicide outside the facility. Authorities described the death as self-inflicted. Police did not release the person’s name, age, gender, or race. Reporting noted that a separate officer-involved shooting occurred in North Albany the same day involving another individual, but that incident was unrelated. Police stated the suicide was being reviewed in accordance with department procedures.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://gazettetimes.com/news/local/apparent-suicide-outside-albany-police-department/article_2026-01-06.html
https://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/officer-involved-shooting-north-albany/article_2026-01-06.html
https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/linn-county/albany-police-incident-suicide/283-2026