Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Damon Lamarr Johnson
Gender : Male
Age : 54
Race : Black
Date : 06/27/2025
Location : 8500 block of North Argyle Way
City : Portland
County : Multnomah
State : Oregon
Agency : Portland Police Bureau
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Found unresponsive during welfare check, died in custody
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 06/27/2025, at approximately 10:03 p.m., Portland Police Bureau officers responded to a welfare check at an apartment on North Argyle Way in the Kenton neighborhood. A man was reportedly flooding his unit and displaying knives through a window. When officers arrived, the man became unresponsive. Officers began CPR and called in paramedics staged nearby. He was transported to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. The officers involved were placed on administrative leave, and the Portland Police Homicide Unit is investigating in coordination with the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office and the Medical Examiner’s Office.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kptv.com/2025/06/28/investigation-underway-after-man-dies-police-custody-n-portland/
https://www.portland.gov/police/news/2025/6/28/custody-death-investigation-underway-kenton-neighborhood/
