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More News on Shootings/Deaths in Other Oregon Jurisdictions In addition to the PPB shooting and the man who was wounded by Tigard police after a chase involving the PPB (article), there were five other recent officer-involved shootings/deaths in Oregon, and updates on an earlier incident. --On December 16, Dallas (OR) Sergeant Rob Hatchell and Officer Mike Fleming shot and killed 36 year old Jeremiah Anderson in a Walmart parking lot after Anderson allegedly shot Hatchell in the leg (Oregonlive, December 17). --On November 15, Clackamas Deputy Robert Cordova got into a tussle with Steven Wilson, 40, after Wilson, a pedestrian, was hit by a civilian's car in Happy Valley. During the scuffle, officers say Wilson shot Cordova in the leg and Wilson suffered "unspecified injuries" (KGW-TV, November 16). --On October 13, Grants Pass Detectives Ryan Brown and John Lohrfink and Officers Scott Williams and Mike Miner shot and killed Shawn Pappe, 46. Pappe was driving erratically, allegedly had a knife, and didn't respond to being hit with a Taser and less-lethal ordnance, possibly used by two other officers on the scene (KLTV, October 13 and Oregonlive, October 23). --On September 10, Eugene Officers Mark Hubbard and Timothy Hunt shot and wounded Edgar Rodriguez. 26, who they say was armed with a gun (Eugene Register Guard, September 15). --On August 25, Redmond Officer Corey Buckley intentionally struck Michael Gaskill, 63, with his patrol car, after Gaskill had gotten off a tricycle he was riding holding a gun near a hospital; he died three days later. Neighbors said Gaskill had serious mental health issues (Bend Bulletin, September 15). --The family of Chase Hammer, who was shot and killed by Salem police in 2012 (PPR #58), received a $100,000 settlement and a requirement for Salem to improve mental health training and to set up a policy for communicating with families after their loved ones are shot by police (Oregonian, September 28). |
January, 2017
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