Death by Cop 2022-2024
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Virginia Morris
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 11/10/2024
Location : 1015 SE Rolph Court
City : Waldport
County : Lincoln
State : Oregon
Agency : Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Virginia Morris was a disabled USMC veteran who was reported to have fired shots outside of her home. She had made several social media posts complaining about a previous police encounter involving trespassers during which she was not believed and predicted that Lincoln County police would kill her. She may have been intoxicated and seemed to be, triggered by PTSD when she fired shots. Lincoln county deputies arrived and killed her.
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Francisco Campos
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 10/19/2024
Location : Motel 6 at 3517 NW Hwy 101
City : Lincoln City
County : Lincoln
State : Oregon
Agency : Lincoln City Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Lincoln City police were sent to a motel six in Lincoln city where a man and a woman were arguing. In the process of investigating this, police discovered that the man was wanted on felony warrants, and there was an allegedly stolen vehicle in the parking lot associated with a couple. State that he was noncompliant and “reached for his waistband” and they shot and killed him.
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Anthony Dwayne Bell Jr.
Age :37
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/04/2024
Location : SE 52nd Ave. and Lambert Street
City : Portland
County : Multnomah
State : Oregon
Agency : Portland Police Bureau
Officer(s) : Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during "man with a gun" call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Portland police called to 52nd and Lambert for a man with a 22 caliber air rifle making threats. Police shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.opb.org/article/2024/10/04/southeast-portland-police-shooting-man-pellet-rifle-dies/
Hunter Newton
Age :21
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/30/2024
Location : 11000 block of SE Oak Street
City : Milwaukie
County : Clackamas
State : Oregon
Agency : Milwaukie Police Department
Officer(s) : Sgt. Eduardo Sanchez, Kwasean Akom
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Milwaukie PD traffic-stopped Hunter Newton reportedly refused to get out of his vehicle at a Taco Bell parking lot. Police alleged that he was driving with a suspended license and that they had to forcibly remove him from his vehicle during which time it was shot and killed. At least two bystanders who witnessed the fatal shooting dispute, the police narrative, and state that Newton had cooperated and gotten out of his vehicle with his hands up and appeared injured. The DA confirmed that he had been unarmed.
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David Tobias Tyler
Age :46
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/14/2024
Location : Richardson Gap Road and Shimanek Bridge Drive
City : Scio
County : Linn
State : Oregon
Agency : Benton Co. Sheriff’s Office, Linn Co.Sheriff’s Office, SWAT, Albany Police Department, Sweet Home Police Department
Officer(s) : Daniel Ball
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by SWAT after crash with pedestrian
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A man reportedly struck a pedestrian and was located in a vehicle with a gun. Numerous law-enforcement agencies and SWAT escalated a standoff. They all alleged of the man fired shots at them. They killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.yahoo.com/news/man-killed-linn-county-swat-000155096.html
Walter O. Anderson
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 09/05/2024
Location : Northwest Oar Place
City : Lincoln City
County : Lincoln
State : Oregon
Agency : Lincoln City Police Department, Lincoln County SWAT
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by SWAT during standoff
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A school bus converted to be an RV was parked illegally in the city of Lincoln. Police were called and some sort of disagreement and sued with a man inside of the school bus. Police claim that he fired shots at police and drove away. Police tracked him down and, the man fled and hid in a nearby home. He allegedly escaped to a roof after a fire was started. Police state that he held a rifle and they shot and killed him. It is unknown what started the fire in the home, SWAT incendiary devices or whether it was deliberately set.
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Jacob Daniel Bundy
Age :39
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 08/27/2024
Location : Washington Square Mall
City : Beaverton
County : Washington
State : Oregon
Agency : Beaverton Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after alleged shoplifting incident
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
An unknown number of Beaverton PD officers allegedly tackled a man believed involved in a shoplifting episode at Nordstrom’s department store. A five-minute physical struggle between the man and several police officers in the parking lot and sued. Beaverton officers alleged that the man pulled a gun and fired it. Police shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kptv.com/2024/08/27/man-shot-killed-by-beaverton-police-near-washington-square-mall/
Michael Letendre
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Native American
Date : 08/09/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Tigard
County : Washington
State : Oregon
Agency : Private security
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Died during restraint/possible asphyxiation for shoplifting
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Michael Letendre was stopped by a loss prevention officer at a Safeway store for alleged shoplifting. The officer held him down and allegedly put pressure or body parts on his neck for a prolonged period of time. Michael Letendre died. He had been the sole provider to his family with several children.
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Nicholas P. McGuire 1 of 2
Age :36
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 08/03/2024
Location : Northeast 122nd Avenue and Northeast Marx Street
City : Portland
County : Multnomah
State : Oregon
Agency : Portland Police Bureau, Gresham Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver and passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Portland Police Bureau chased a vehicle involved in a street takeover until the vehicle crashed and rode over, killing the driver and passenger both.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kptv.com/2024/08/06/men-killed-crash-during-portland-police-chase-identified/
Malcolm T. Braman 2 of 2
Age :22
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 08/03/2024
Location : Northeast 122nd Avenue and Northeast Marx Street
City : Portland
County : Multnomah
State : Oregon
Agency : Portland Police Bureau, Gresham Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver and passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Portland Police Bureau chased a vehicle involved in a street takeover until the vehicle crashed and rode over, killing the driver and passenger both.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kptv.com/2024/08/06/men-killed-crash-during-portland-police-chase-identified/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 07/10/2024
Location : Southeast 92nd Avenue and Southeast Taylor Street
City : Portland
County : Multnomah
State : Oregon
Agency : Portland Police Bureau
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Portland Police allegedly tried to traffic-stop a man who fled into Berryhill Park. Police pursued him and engaged in a shootout. The man died by suicide under police duress.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 06/28/2024
Location : Woodstock Boulevard and 82nd
City : Portland
County : Multnomah
State : Oregon
Agency : Portland Police Bureau
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Portland Police Bureau were called to an altercation on a street and arrived and shot and killed a man who had been involved.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kptv.com/video/2024/06/28/police-man-shot-killed-during-disturbance-se-portland/
Cole Johnson 1 of 3
Age :18
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/25/2024
Location : Southeast 159th Avenue and Division Street
City : Portland
County : Multnomah
State : Oregon
Agency : Portland Police Bureau
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver and passenger both killed in police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
PPD were chasing a stolen car until it crashed, killing Dylan Brasky and Jayden Rolon-Ekis, also critically injuring a third male. All 3 were students of the Ida B. Wells School. Jayden Rolon-Ekis had been an honor roll student.
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Jayden Rolon-Ekis 2 of 3
Age :16
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/25/2024
Location : Southeast 159th Avenue and Division Street
City : Portland
County : Multnomah
State : Oregon
Agency : Portland Police Bureau
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver and passenger both killed in police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
PPD were chasing a stolen car until it crashed, killing Dylan Brasky and Jayden Rolon-Ekis, also critically injuring a third male. All 3 were students of the Ida B. Wells School. Jayden Rolon-Ekis had been an honor roll student.
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Dylan Michael Brasky 3 of 3
Age :16
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/25/2024
Location : Southeast 159th Avenue and Division Street
City : Portland
County : Multnomah
State : Oregon
Agency : Portland Police Bureau
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver and passenger both killed in police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
PPD were chasing a stolen car until it crashed, killing Dylan Brasky and Jayden Rolon-Ekis, also critically injuring a third male. All 3 were students of the Ida B. Wells School.
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Jimmy L. Ewing a.k.a. August J. Law
Age :68
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/18/2024
Location : 2914 West 6th Street
City : The Dalles
County : Wasco
State : Oregon
Agency : The Dalles Police Department, Wasco County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Jeremy Dutton, Joshua Augustus, Tyler Williams
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Gunshot Event : Killed by police during failed traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Wasco County Sheriff’s deputies tried to traffic-stop a vehicle for undisclosed reasons. The vehicle did not stop and police escalated a chase that ended at a gas station. Police shot and killed the man for undisclosed reasons. A police car was heavily damaged but police did not explain this.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kptv.com/2024/06/18/suspect-shot-killed-by-officers-after-pursuit-dalles/
Timothy Edward Wells
Age :41
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/11/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Eugene
County : Lane
State : Oregon
Agency : Oregon State Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Oregon State Police pulled over Timothy Edward Wells for unknown reasons. Police are reported to have attacked Wells with a taser, also for undisclosed reasons. He reportedly reached for a weapon. Police shot and killed him.
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Gino Anthony Marcoccia
Age :49
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 05/31/2024
Location : Speasl Road
City : Lebanon
County : Linn
State : Oregon
Agency : Linn County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Linn County deputies were called to a domestic violence situation, encountered Gino Marcoccia with a rifle outside of his house and shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kptv.com/2024/05/31/officers-shoot-kill-man-they-say-was-armed-with-rifle-linn-county/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/07/2024
Location : Hazelwood
City : Portland
County : Multnomah
State : Oregon
Agency : Portland Police Bureau
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during search warrant execution
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Portland Police Bureau were serving a search warrant for a man and shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kptv.com/video/2024/05/07/1-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-se-portland/
Richard Shawn Perez
Age :45
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 05/06/2024
Location : SE 124th Avenue and Burnside
City : Portland
County : Multnomah
State : Oregon
Agency : Portland Police Bureau
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during execution of search warrant
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Portland police arrived on SE. 124th Ave. with a search warrant for Richard Shawn Perez. Police alleged that he fired shots at them upon entry and they shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.opb.org/article/2024/05/07/portland-police-shoot-man-after-shots-fired-search-warrant/
Andrew Song
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/30/2024
Location : Southeast Westview Court
City : Happy Valley
County : Clackamas
State : Oregon
Agency : Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office, Beaverton Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during standoff
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Clackamas County deputies and Beaverton PD officers were sent to a domestic violence call where a man held a woman and 2 children hostage. After a lengthy standoff, the man let the family leave. Police entered the home and shot and killed him under unknown circumstances.
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Cameron James Bielman
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 04/29/2024
Location : I-5
City : Linn County
County : Linn
State : Oregon
Agency : Linn County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Linn County deputies chased a vehicle, attacked it with spike strips and caused it to crash. Police shot and killed the driver under still unclear circumstances.
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Gabriel Keith Platz
Age :18
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/21/2024
Location : Butler Market Road
City : Bend
County : Deschutes
State : Oregon
Agency : Bend Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during pursuit
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Gabriel Platz was allegedly driving recklessly, having caused several crashes, when police arrived and chased him. He allegedly produced a gun. Police shot and killed him.
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Terry Douglas
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/03/2024
Location : Eugene Airport
City : Eugene
County : Lane
State : Oregon
Agency : Eugene Police Department, Oregon State Police
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Died during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Terry Douglas experienced a medical emergency while in custody and deputies rendered aid, which included the use of Narcan. He died during arrest.
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Matthew Holland
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/14/2024
Location : 140 Southwest Columbia Street
City : Portland
County : County : Multnomah
State : Oregon
Agency : PPB – Portland Police Bureau
Officer(s) : Joshua Howery
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police under unknown circumcstances
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Portland police shot and killed Matthew Holland who had been firing bullets from a building. Officer Joshua Howery who killed him had previously killed Alexander Tadros in 2021.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.portlandoregon.gov/police/news/read.cfm?id=533280
Previous Killing by Officer Howery:
https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2022/02/grand-jury-finds-no-criminal-wrongdoing-in-police-fatal-shooting-of-30-year-old-man-in-north-portland.html
Carlos Corona
Age :29
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 01/10/2024
Location : 750 East Powell Boulevard
City : Gresham
County : Gresham
State : Oregon
Agency : Gresham Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after stabbing
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Carlos Corona allegedly stabbed someone at a hotel in Gresham. Gresham Police Department shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kptv.com/2024/01/17/police-name-gresham-stabbing-suspect-killed-by-officers/
Tyrone Lee Johnson II
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 12/27/2023
Location : Mall 205
City : Portland
County : Multnomah
State : Oregon
Agency : PPB - Portland Police Bureau
Officer(s) : John Bartlett, Adi Ramic, Brian Wheeler
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
PPB moved in to a mall to arrest a man who had open warrants and shot and killed him in the process.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.portlandoregon.gov/police/news/read.cfm?id=523237
Lawrence Nathan Peters
Age :54
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 12/20/2023
Location : 8200 block of Southeast Cottrell Road
City : Portland
County : Multnomah
State : Oregon
Agency : Portland Police Bureau (PPB)
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Portland Police Bureau chased a vehicle that stopped and a man shot and killed himself during the traffic stop. Police felt he was responsible for a double murder that had occurred earlier.
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Jean Descamps
Age :26
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 12/18/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Milwaukie
County : Clackamas
State : Oregon
Agency : Milwaukie PD
Officer(s) : Bradley Walther, Timothy Cleary
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Died during police transport from unknown medical emergency
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Jean Descamps was being transported by police from the hospital to a mental health facility when he died in the police car from unknown causes.
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Christopher William Andrews
Age :28
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 12/17/2023
Location : NE Miriam Way+Wheelock Pc
City : Hillsboro
County : Washington
State : Oregon
Agency : Hillsboro PD
Officer(s) : Sufyan Sher, David Bonn
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Hillsboro PD were called because a man had violated a restraining order and gone near the apartment of a woman. Police shot and killed him. No more info is available at this time.
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Kelly Lynn Mason
Age :48
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 12/15/2023
Location : Highway 199+Allen Creek Rd
City : Grants Pass
County : Josephine
State : Oregon
Agency : Oregon State Police, Grants Pass PD, Josephine County SO
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officers from Oregon State Police, Grants Pass PD and Josephine County deputies were looking for a man in connection to a homicide investigation and when they found him, an unknown number of officers ion these law enforcement agencies shot and killed him. No other details are known at the time of this writing.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/1-dead-in-grants-pass-officer-involved-shooting/
Isaac Seavey
Age :27
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 12/06/2023
Location : 92nd Ave+Marx Dr
City : Portland
County : Multnomah
State : Oregon
Agency : Portland Police Bureau
Officer(s) : Justin Clary
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation in encampment
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Portland Police Bureau officers were called for reports of a theft. PPB officers encountered a man allegedly “stealing electricity” from a nearby business, apparently using an outlet. It is unclear what this means but there is an RV encampment with unhoused community members in RVs and tents at the site which may have been plugged into the electric grid but details are still vague. Police arrived and state that “an altercation” occurred with a male in the encampment and police shot and killed him. Police specifically declined to answer the questions whether the man had been armed or threatened police somehow. Officer Justin Clary who killed Isaac Seavey had previously killed Billy Wayne Simms.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Kh8mWU2mto
https://www.portlandoregon.gov/police/news/read.cfm?id=513196
Justin Jordan
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/24/2023
Location : East Salem
City : Salem
County : Marion
State : Oregon
Agency : Salem PD
Officer(s) : Caleb Mott, John Parmer,Andrew Tuttle
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police for firing gun in street
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Salem PD responded to a “shots fired” call, found a man shooting at vehicles. Police shot and killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kptv.com/2023/11/24/officer-involved-shooting-salem-under-investigation-mcso/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :80
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 11/12/2023
Location : Salem PD station
City : Salem
County : Marion
State : Oregon
Agency : Salem PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide inside of police station
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
An unnamed 80-year-old man walked into the vestibule of the Salem PD police station and allegedly committed suicide at 1 p.m. His identity and details of events remain unknown and will be updated here if this information becomes available.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.salemreporter.com/2023/11/11/man-dies-by-suicide-in-salem-police-station-lobby-saturday/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 11/08/2023
Location : 11th Ave+Garfield St
City : Eugene
County : Deschutes
State : Oregon
Agency : Eugene PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Eugene PD tried to arrest a man on warrants who committed suicide under police duress when police appeared.
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Etrine Trent Shively
Age :21
Gender :Male
Race : Native American
Date : 10/29/2023
Location : 4000 block of S Liberty Rd
City : Salem
County : Marion
State : Oregon
Agency : Salem PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Eyewitnesses reported an argument, gunshots and finding a deceased man while another man fled. Police were sent and found the driver nearby who fled. Police escalated a chase and the vehicle crashed into two businesses on Commercial Street. The driver committed suicide under police duress.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 10/29/2023
Location : Dead Indian Memorial Rd
City : Ashland
County : Jackson
State : Oregon
Agency : Ashland PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Ashland PD chased a man accused of domestic violence until he crashed into a fire truck and died.
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Gilberth A. Colli-Garma
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 10/06/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Portland
County : Multnomah
State : Oregon
Agency : Portland Police Bureau (PPB)
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Portland Police Bureau chased a stolen Kia and put down spike strips, causing the Kia to slam into one of the police vehicles trying to crash the driver. Gilberth A Colli-Garma, the driver, was critically injured in the crash and died a month later from injuries.
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Isaac Ivan Ocegueda
Age :18
Gender :Male
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 09/30/2023
Location : Highway 22, milepost 23
City : Independence
County : Polk
State : Oregon
Agency : Independence PD
Officer(s) : Michael Smith
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Independence PD in Oregon initiated a high-risk car chase near Salem but has not disclosed why they escalated the chase that ended in the death of one person. Police allegedly tried to make a traffic stop on a car that did not stop for them. Police set up spike strips. The vehicle stopped and a man ran from the car, apparently trying to get into another vehicle when Independence PD caught up with him. Police allege that the man fired a shot at them, injuring an officer. They shot and killed him. The officer is expected to recover.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 09/14/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Coburg
County : Lane
State : Oregon
Agency : Oregon State Police
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during stolen car investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Oregon State Police received a call about a stolen car and located the vehicle. They shot and killed a man in the process. No more information has been released thus far.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.opb.org/article/2023/09/14/lane-county-oregon-police-shooting-coburg/