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Isaac Ivan Ocegueda

Gender : Male

Age : 18

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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kptv.com/2023/10/01/police-shoot-kill-suspect-after-car-chase-near-salem-polk-county-deputy-2nd-suspect-injured/

https://www.polkio.com/news/deputy-injured-suspect-killed-in-shooting-incident-saturday/article_cb11ef04-60b6-11ee-a62c-0b40d9a45d7b.html