Update, 8/2:
The victim in Portland Police Bureau’s (PPB) shooting has been identified as 31-year-old Lane Christopher Martin. Witnesses said he appeared to be in a mental health crisis when he was shot by police.
Update, 7/31:
The PPB has released the names of the three officers involved in yesterday’s shooting. According to the bureau, Officer Gary Doran was the only officer to shoot the unidentified man with a gun, killing him. Acting Sergeant David Kemple and Officer Nicholas Bianchini both fired so-called “less-lethal weapons” at the man.
Original post, 7/30:
Portland police officers shot and killed a man in East Portland late Tuesday afternoon.
According to a Portland Police Bureau (PPB) report, the unidentified man was allegedly trying to break into a car parked in a lot adjacent to a now-closed Safeway on NE 122 and NE Glisan. When he was confronted by a security guard, PPB says, the man brandished an “edged weapon” similar to an axe or hatchet. The guard called 911 just before 4:30 pm.
PPB officers tracked down the man near SE 122 and SE Ash. After officers fired at him with less-lethal weapons (PPB has used bean bag ammunition in the past), at least one officer fatally shot the man. The involved officers, who have not been identified, left the scene uninjured.
PPB says the officers involved in this shooting will be on paid administrative leave until a Multnomah County grand jury makes a ruling about their culpability. This is the third fourth fatal shooting by a PPB officer in 2019.
This story will be updated as more information is made public.
Why the emphasis on how many fatal shootings involving police in 2019? Could it be you are casting judgement on the police officers involved in this shooting despite the fact you have no details on the circumstances? Your anti-police bias is sickening and a dis-service to anyone reading the article.