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Nicholas Robert Dingle

Age : 40

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 08/14/2025

Location : Timberline Drive

City : Lake Oswego

County : Clackamas

State : Oregon

Agency : Lake Oswego Police Department, Clackamas County Sheriff's Office SWAT, West Linn Police Department, Tualatin Police Department, Oregon City Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Fire

Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 08/14/2025, at approximately 10:27 p.m., Lake Oswego Police Department officers responded to a residence at 700 Timberline Drive after a woman called 911 and reported that her boyfriend, 40-year-old Nicholas Robert Dingle, had assaulted her. The woman was able to leave the residence before officers arrived.
Officers contacted Dingle by telephone while he remained inside the house. Police reported that Dingle made threatening statements toward the responding officers. Lake Oswego Police requested additional assistance, bringing the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team and officers from the West Linn, Tualatin and Oregon City police departments to the scene.
The Clackamas County Crisis Negotiation Team established telephone contact with Dingle and attempted to negotiate with him while he remained barricaded inside the residence. During the standoff, police said Dingle threatened to set the house on fire. Officers subsequently observed smoke and flames coming from the residence.
Because of the ongoing barricade and safety concerns, SWAT personnel assisted in positioning fire resources so firefighters could approach the burning residence. Lake Oswego Fire Department responded with assistance from Portland Fire & Rescue, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue and American Medical Response. Firefighters extinguished the blaze, after which emergency personnel entered the residence and found Dingle dead inside.
Lake Oswego Police initially withheld Dingle’s identity pending notification of his family. On 08/19/2025, the department publicly identified the deceased man as Nicholas Robert Dingle of Lake Oswego and stated that the Clackamas County Medical Examiner’s Office was investigating his cause of death.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kptv.com/2025/08/16/police-man-found-dead-after-standoff-ends-with-house-fire-lake-oswego/
https://katu.com/news/local/fatal-house-fire-follows-domestic-assault-in-lake-oswego-timberline-drive-clackamas-county-oregon-west-linn-tualatin-oregon-city-tvfr-portland-fire
https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2025/08/man-accused-of-assault-dies-in-lake-oswego-house-fire-following-police-standoff-authorities-say.html