PORTLAND POLICE SHOOTINGS AND DEATHS IN CUSTODY
1992-May, 2008
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Last updated May 15, 2008
Name/age/gender/ethnicity/abilities (if known) Date
Type of case People's Police Report issue # (if any)
2008
Derek J. Coady, 43, male
5/15/08 Shooting death
PPR 45*
Jason Spoor, 27, male
5/13/08 Shooting death
PPR 45*
2007
Lesley Paul Scott Stewart, 26, male, African-American
8/20/07 Shooting
PPR 42
Steven R. Bolen, 43, male, European-American
5/22/07 Shooting death
PPR 42
2006
Dupree Carter, 23, male, African American
12/28/06 Shooting (no hits)
PPR 41
David Earl Hughes, 52, male,
European-American
11/12/06 Shooting death
PPR 40
James
Philip Chasse, Jr., 42, male,
European-American, mentally disabled/schizophrenia
9/17/06 Death in custody (after
Taser)
PPR 40
Scott Vincent Suran, 44, male,
European-American
8/28/06 Shooting
PPR 40
Jerry Goins, 37, male, European-American
7/19/06 Shooting
("suicide")
PPR 39
Timothy Grant, 46, male, European-American
3/20/06 Death in custody (after
Taser)
PPR 38
Dennis Lamar Young, 28, male, European-American
1/4/06 Shooting
death PPR 38
2005
Raymond Dwayne Gwerder, 30, male, European-American
11/4/05 Shooting
death PPR 37
Marcello Vaida,18, male, African American
10/12/05 Shooting
PPR 37
Vernon Allen, 48, male, African American
5/19/05 Shooting
death PPR 36
Gilbert Thomas King,
35 3/28/05 Shooting (no
hits) PPR 35
Ronald Richard Riebling, Jr., 40, male, European
American 3/20/05 Shooting
death PPR 35
Dwayne Richard Novak, 39, male,
white 3/12/05 Shooting
death PPR 35
John M. Vitale, 49, male
2/26/04 Shooting
PPR 35
Lee Harrison Hardman, 36,
male 2/6/05 Shooting (no
hits) PPR 35
2004
Willie Thomas Grigsby, 24, male, African American
12/2/04 Shooting death
PPR 34
Bruce Perison Clark, 39, European-American
11/22/04 Shooting death
PPR 34
James Jahar
Perez, 28, African
American 3/28/04 Shooting
death PPR 32,
33
Jose Angel Padilla, 22, of Yakima
1/3/04 Shooting death
PPR 32
2003
Shane Eric Clements, 25
12/24/03 Shooting death PPR 32
Eddie Homsombath, 19, Laotian-
American 10/21/03 Shooting
("suicide") PPR 31
Kendra
James, 21, female, African-
American 5/5/03 Shooting
death PPR 30
Steffen Wesley Redincer, male, 28,
"transient" 3/2/03
Shooting PPR 29
2002
Justin Lee Sawtelle, male, 27
12/13/02 Shooting (no hits)
PPR 28
Russel Stoneking, 26
10/26/02 Shooting (no hits) PPR
35*
Dustin Tyler Gomez, male, 16
10/18/02 Shooting
PPR 28
Jeremy Joseph Christian, male, 20
5/12/02 Shooting
PPR 28
Anthony Utah-Zona Beck, male, 29
4/14/02 Shooting death PPR 27
Byron Hammick, 26, male, African-
American 2/22/02 Shooting
death PPR 26,
27
Rich Lochner, male
2/21/02 Shooting (no hits) PPR 26,
27
2001
Daniel Cromb--male, white, 23
12/9/01 Shooting death PPR 26
Randolph Marion Martin, male, 41
12/8/01 Shooting
PPR 26
Tyrone Waters, male, 36, African-
American 9/17/01 Shooting (no hits
but beanbags) PPR 25
Bruce Browne, male, African
American 7/11/01
Shooting PPR 24, 25
Raymond Leonard Youngberg, Jr., male, mental "illness",
50 7/9/01 Shooting
death PPR 24, 25
José Santos Victor Mejía Poot, male, Mayan-
Mexican, epilepsy, 29 4/1/01
Shooting death PPR 24, 25
David Gildersleeve, male, 34
2/22/01 Shooting
PPR 23
James Farmer, male, 34
2/15/01 Shooting
PPR 23
Dwayne Tyrone McClinton, male, African American,
23 1/11/01
Shooting PPR 23
2000
Sean Joseph Cook--male, 26
12/28/00 Shooting
PPR 23
Michael Jaquith--male, European-American,
34 12/18/00 Shooting
death PPR 23
Daniel Brink--male, 20
11/6/00 Shooting
PPR 22
Justyn Galegos, male, 19
10/2/00 Shooting death
PPR 22
Lawrence Ramirez--male, 50
8/25/00 Shooting
PPR 22
George Waldum--male, 71
8/23/00 Shooting death
PPR 22
James Lamberson--male, 54
5/12/00 Shooting
PPR
21
Joaquim Angel Vasquez
2/15/00 Shooting --
1999
Damon Lowery--male, 29
12/5/99 Death in custody 20,
PPR
21
? Solarzano
11/5/99 Shooting --
Duane White, Jr--male
9/23/99 Shooting
PPR
19
Anthony Falsetto--male
8/24/99 Shooting
PPR
19
Richarn Lynn Smith--male
8/18/99 Shooting?*-unclear if officer fired
gun
PPR
19
? Brown
7/21/99 Shooting --
David Cassel--male, 38
7/15/99 Shooting? PPR 18
Jeffrey Samuel Chilson--male, 34
6/19/99 Shooting PPR 18
? Cramer
6/8/99 Shooting --
Raul Mora--male
6/4/99 Shooting PPR 18
Quinton Keppinger--male, 31
3/12/99 Shooting PPR 18
? Donnely
3/12/99 Shooting --
1998
Peter Gilbaugh, 44, male, white
12/31/98 Shooting death
PPR
17
? McCoy
12/6/98 Shooting --
Richard "Dickie" Dow, 37, male, white, mentally disabled/paranoid
schizophrenia, 10/19/98 Death after
beating PPR
16
Travis Hunt, 21, male and Douglas
Thiebault, 9/14/98 Off-duty
shooting PPR
16
Unidentified male, "transient", had blue paint on
face 8/21/98 Beanbag
shooting PPR
16
Travis West, 31, male, African
American 8/17/98 Beanbag
shooting PPR
16
Brian Penton, 29, male, African American, "healthy"; from
Tacoma 5/31/98 Death in
custody PPR
15
Benjamin Allen Skinner
5/31/98 Shooting + beanbag shooting
PPR
15
Danyale Gill, 22
5/23/98 Shooting
PPR
17
? Thai
3/14/98 Shooting --
Aaron Rahmaan, 19, male, African
American 1/27/98 Shooting
death PPR 14
Stephen Douglas Dons, male, white
1/27/98 Shooting, death in custody
(later) PPR
14
Leopoldo Lucio, 26
1/26/98 Shooting
PPR
14
1997
? Yew
10/17/97 Shooting --
Bill Utton, male, 65
9/23/97 Shooting death PPR 13
Ronald Barton, 51
8/24/97 Shooting PPR 13,20
Robert Dean Bliss, "Car prowler"
7/12/97 Shooting PPR 12
Officer Stephen Gomez's wife--name
unknown 6/1/97 Off-duty
shooting PPR 12
Denning, male, on bicycle
4/29/97 Shooting PPR 12
Rodger Allen Rosling, 38
3/26/97 Shooting PPR 12
? Sample
1/10/97 Shooting --
1996
Patricia Sweany, female, "mentally
challenged" 12/14/96 Shooting
death PPR 14
E. Jean Emerson--female, deceased
12/13/96 Wrongful death (high speed
chase) --
Edward Tramazzo, 28
11/23/96 Shooting --
Charles Michel, Jr
9/29/96 Shooting death --
Lynn Marc Kibbee, 31, male, white
6/2/96 Shooting death --
Deontae
Keller, 20, male, African
American 2/28/96 Shooting
death PPR 9
1995
Timothy Mathers
12/6/95 Shooting --
1994
Ivan Lee Dixon, 19, African
American 12/20/94
Shooting --
Charles Ray Burke, 20, male
12/12/94 Shooting death --
? (name unknown)
12/9/94 Shooting --
Gail Moody, 52, female
8/24/94 Shooting death --
Male, Bank robbery suspect, wearing cowboy
hat 6/23/94
Shooting PPR 3
Todd K Calhoun, 34, male
4/11/94 Shooting --
Jason K Gillett
4/10/94 Shooting death --
1993
Duane Anthony Shaw, 20, male, European American
9/14/93 Shooting death
Gerald F. Gratton, Jr., male, African American
7/19/93 Shooting
Unnamed bank robbery suspect
6/18/93 Shooting
Lewis Patrick Clark, 41, male 6/2/93
Shooting death
1992
James B Jennings 12/14/92
Shooting
Robert Allen Peterson, 41, male
9/13/92 Shooting death
(Name unknown) 8/31/92
Shooting
Dell Aaron Youngblood, 22, male
7/14/92 Shooting death
Fred Gudmenson, 29, male 5/26/92
Shooting death
Charles Harbin, 31, male 4/19/92
Shooting
Jerome R. Remington, 27, male
4/9/92 Shooting
Kenneth A. Hendershot, 43, male
2/7/92 Shooting
Sean T. Oxley, 18, male 1/24/92
Shooting
Richard Wesley Gnewich, 50, male
1/23/92 Shooting
Nathan Thomas, 12, male, European-American
1/16/92 Shooting death
Bryan T. French, 20, male 1/16/92
Shooting death
*-publication date September, 2008
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