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PORTLAND POLICE SHOOTINGS AND DEATHS IN CUSTODY
1992-January 2024


Compiled by Portland Copwatch.
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Portland Copwatch regrets any errors and welcomes corrections and any further information on these or other incidents.
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For other details see our page on Portland Police Proximity Deaths/Injuries page,
our page on Portland Police shootings of dogs,
and the list of shootings in Oregon 2010-2021 and
the Skanner on November 6, 2014.

Last updated January 20, 2024


Name/age/gender/ethnicity/abilities (if known)   Date     Type of case    People's Police Report issue # (if any)

2024

     Matthew Holland, 31, male,      1/14/24      Shooting death     PPR 92*

2023

     Tyrone Johnson II, 33, male, African American     12/27/23      Shooting death      PPR 92*
     Isaac Seavey, 27, male,      12/6/23      Shooting death      PPR 91
     PoniaX Kane Calles, 33, male, African American      7/22/23      Shooting death      PPR 90
     Jack Watson, 20, male, European American      4/24/23      Shooting death      PPR 90

2022

     Immanueal Clark-Johnson, 30, male, African American      11/19/22      Shooting death      PPR 88
     Antoine Young, 33, male, African American      11/7/22      Shooting      PPR 88
     Jeremy Rieck, 45, male, European-American      10/14/22      Shooting      PPR 88
     Robert Connelly, 49, male, European-American      8/16/22      Shooting (no hits)      PPR 87, 88
     Aaron Stanton, 40, male      7/27/22      Shooting death      PPR 87
     unidentified male      7/26/22      Shooting (no hits)      PPR 87
     Johnathan A. Worth, 19, male      7/24/22      Shooting death      PPR 87
     Matthew R. Leahey, 36, male, European-American      5/6/22      Shooting      PPR 87
     Joel Michael Arevalo, 30, male      2/19/22      Shooting death      PPR 86

2021

     Joshua Degerness, 39, male      12/11/21      Shooting      PPR 85
     Brandon Keck, 30, male, European American      12/6/21      Shooting death      PPR 85
     Andreas Julian Pavel Boinay, 27, male, European-American      9/12/21      Shooting      PPR 85
     Alexander Tadros, 30, male      8/27/21      Shooting death      PPR 85
     Joshua Lyle Merritt, 32, male, European-American      7/20/21      Shooting      PPR 84
     Michael Ray Townsend, 40, male, European-Asian-American, mental health crisis      6/24/21      Shooting death      PPR 84
     Darren R Carr, 37, male, European-American      5/22/21      Shooting      PPR 84
     Robert Douglas Delgado, 46, male, European-American, houseless      4/16/21      Shooting death      PPR 83

2020

     David Dahlen, 24, male, European-American      12/24/20      Shooting (no hits)      PPR 83
     Gray Tristan Stockton, 25, male, European-American, houseless      6/28/20      Shooting (no hits)      PPR 81

2019

     Koben S. Henriksen, 51, male, mental health crisis      12/8/19      Shooting death      PPR 79
     Lane Christopher Martin, 31, male, European-American      7/30/19      Shooting death      PPR 78
     David Wayne Downs, 38, male, European-American      6/9/19      Shooting death      PPR 78
     Jeb Colin Brock, 42, male, European-American      4/29/19      Shooting death      PPR 78
     Andre Gladen, 36, male, African American      1/6/19      Shooting death      PPR 77
     Anita Ruiz, 34, female, Latina      1/2/19      Shooting (no hits)      PPR 77

2018

     Ryan Beisley, 34, male, European American      12/7/18      Shooting      PPR 76
     Richard Barry, 52, male      11/22/18      Death in custody      PPR 76
     Jason Hansen, 30, male, European American      10/19/18      Shooting      PPR 76
     Samuel Rice, 30, male, European American, mental health crisis      10/10/18      Shooting death      PPR 76
     Patrick Kimmons, 27, male, African American      9/30/18      Shooting death      PPR 76
     John Andrew Elifritz, 48, male, European American      4/7/18      Shooting death      PPR 74
     Sarah Michelle Brown (Alexis Elizabeth Wilder), 26 (28?), female, European American      3/8/18      Shooting      PPR 74

2017

     Chase Arnae Peeples, 25, male, African American      10/25/17      Shooting      PPR 73
     Jesse Lee Brockner, 31, male, European American      8/30/17      Shooting      PPR 73
     Michael Ervin Grubbe, 51, male, European American      5/28/17      Shooting (no hits)      PPR 72
     Terrell Kyreem Johnson, 24, male, African American (mixed race), houseless      5/10/17      Shooting Death      PPR 72
     Don Allan Perkins, 56, male, European American, suicidal      2/9/17      Shooting      PPR 71
     Quanice Derrick Hayes, 17, male, African American      2/9/17      Shooting death      PPR 71

2016

     Steven Wayne Liffel, 52, male, European American      12/5/16      Shooting death      PPR 70
     Timothy James Bucher, 63, male      5/24/16      Shooting (no hits)      PPR 69
     Robert Dempsey, 54, male      4/21/16      Off-duty shooting (accidental?)      PPR 69

2015

     Michael Gregory Johnson, 51, male, European American      11/6/15      Shooting death      PPR 67
     David James Ellis, 55, male, European American      7/5/15      Shooting      PPR 66
     Alan Lee Bellew, 29, male, European American      6/28/15      Shooting Death      PPR 66
     Michael Shawn Harrison, 47, male, European American      5/17/15      Shooting      PPR 66
     Christopher Ryan Healy, 36, male, European American, houseless       3/22/15      Shooting Death      PPR 65
     Ryan Matthew Sudlow, 31, male, European American      2/17/15      Shooting (no hits)      PPR 65

2014

     Denorris Laron McClendon, 27, male, African American      9/1/14      Shooting      PPR 64
     Nicholas Glendon Davis, 23, male, European American, houseless       6/12/14      Shooting death      PPR 63
     Paul Alan Ropp, 20, male, European American      4/16/14      Shooting (hits unknown)**      PPR 62
     Kelly Vern Swoboda, 49, male, European American      3/12/14      Shooting death      PPR 62

2013

     Santiago A. Cisneros III, 32, male, Latino      3/4/13      Shooting death      PPR 59
     Merle Mikal Hatch, 50, male, European-American, houseless       2/17/13      Shooting death      PPR 59

2012

     Joshua Stephen Baker, 27, male, European American      9/29/12      Shooting      PPR 58
     Michael Anthony Tate, Jr, 25, male, Latino      8/21/12      Shooting (no hits)      PPR 57
     Billy Wayne Simms, 28, male, European American      7/28/12      Shooting death      PPR 57
     Name withheld (Juvenile), 17, male, African American      7/17/12      Shooting      PPR 57
     Jonah Aaron Potter, 31, male, European American      3/26/12     Shooting      PPR 56
     Adalberto Flores-Haro, 31, male, Latino      3/13/12     Shooting (Washington County/PPB Gang Team present)      PPR 56
     Bradley Lee Morgan, 21, male, European-American      1/25/12     Shooting death      PPR 56

2011

     Darris Eugene Johnson, 26, male, African American      7/9/11     Death in custody      PPR 54
     William Kyle Monroe, 20, male, European American      6/30/11      Shooting (live rounds in less lethal gun)      PPR 54
     Ralph Clyde Turner, 61, male, European American, mental health issues      3/6/11      Shooting (no hits)      PPR 53
     Thomas Higginbotham, 67, male, European American, houseless, mental health issues     1/2/11     Shooting death     PPR 53
     Kevin Charles Moffett, 31, male, African-American (alleged target) 1/1/11      Shooting (no hits)     PPR 53

2010

     Marcus Lagozzino, 34, male, European American, mental health crisis      12/27/10      Shooting      PPR 53
     Darryel Dwayne Ferguson, 45, male, European-American      12/17/10      Shooting death      PPR 52
     Craig Boehler, 46, male, European American      11/23/10      Shooting (with death by smoke inhalation)     PPR 52
     Keaton Dupree Otis, 25, African-American, male      5/12/10      Shooting death      PPR 51
     Jack Dale Collins, 58, European-American, male, houseless      3/22/10      Shooting death      PPR 50
     Aaron Marcell Campbell, 25, African-American, male      1/29/10      Shooting death      PPR 50
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2009

     Osmar Lovaina-Bermudez, 36, male, Latino      8/24/09     Shooting      PPR 49

2008

     Derek J. Coady, 43, male, European American      5/15/08     Shooting death     PPR 45
     Jason Spoor, 27, male, African American      5/13/08     Shooting death     PPR 45

2007

     Jeffrey Dean Turpin, 42, male, European American      10/5/07     Off-duty shooting death (Scappoose)      PPR 43
     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     --
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1999

     Damon Lowery--male, 29     12/5/99     Death in custody     PPR 20, 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
     Richard Lynn Smith--male     8/17/99     Shooting      PPR 19
     ? Brown     7/21/99     Shooting     --
     David Cassel--male, 38     7/15/99     Shooting ("suicide")      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, developmentally 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
     James R Sample, 20, male      1/10/97     Shooting (off duty)      --

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     --
     Gregory Michael McClung, 42, male      7/25/95      Shooting (no hits)      --****

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     --
     Charles Glenn Ferguson ("Jim Malone"), 57, male, Bank robbery suspect      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
     Roger Paul Evans, 30, male      9/25/92      Shooting
     Robert Allen Peterson, 41, male      9/13/92      Shooting death
     Nils Nystrom, 84, male      9/1/92      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: PPR 92 May 2024
**- note as of 4/23/14 it's not clear whether Paul Ropp was hit by police bullets, injured in a car crash, or bitten by a police dog
***- Note: McClung incident added to list July 2015; it was previously unknown.

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