The man injured in yesterday evening's shooting has been identified as 56-year-old Don Allan Perkins. Perkins remains at a Portland hospital recovering from gunshot wounds and is expected to survive. Detectives determined that the gun recovered from the scene was a realistic-looking replica firearm.
Photos of Perkins and the firearm are being released to the public.
The officers involved in the shooting are Officer Roger Walsh and Officer Bradley Clark, both 11-year-veterans assigned to Central Precinct.
The Professional Standards Division will be interviewing the officers on Saturday.
This is an ongoing investigation and, upon completion, will be forwarded to the Multnomah County District Attorney's Office and presented to a Grand Jury, which is standard procedure.
Following the Grand Jury, the Bureau will release additional information as is standard practice. Additionally, as part of the use of force review process, the Bureau will conduct an internal review of the entire incident and the case will go before the Police Review Board (PRB), which is comprised of community members, Bureau members and representatives from the Independent Police Review Division.
Officer-involved shootings fortunately are a rare occurrence. Information about all officer-involved shooting investigations since 2010 is publicly available by visiting https://www.portlandoregon.gov/police/52175
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Portland Police Homicide Detectives, assisted by the Multnomah County Major Crimes Team, are continuing the investigation into an officer-involved shooting that occurred this evening in Southeast Portland.
At 6:31 p.m., Central Precinct officers responded to a 9-1-1 call regarding a 56-year-old man who was threatening to commit suicide. Information gathered by the Bureau Of Emergency Communications (BOEC) suggested the man was near the 2100 block of Southeast Lafayette Street.
Officers arrived in the area and began to search for the man. At approximately 7:15 p.m., BOEC obtained information of a more specific location of the man. Officers used the information to locate the man in a vehicle on the 3300 block of Southeast 22nd Avenue.
Officers, including an Enhanced Crisis Intervention Team (ECIT) officer, contacted the man and began to communicate with him. During the contact with the man, the officers developed information that he possessed a handgun. As officers were attempting to continue communication, the man exited the vehicle and had an encounter with the officers that resulted in two officers firing shots that struck him. Immediately after the shooting, officers quickly developed a plan to safely approach him and render medical aid. The officers provided medical aid to the man until medical personnel arrived and transported him by ambulance to a Portland hospital, where he is presently in critical condition. The suspect's handgun has been recovered at the scene.
The investigation is in its early stages and no additional information will be released at this time.
The identities of the injured man and the involved officers will be released on Friday. The officers will remain on paid administrative leave, per Bureau policy, until the completion of the investigation and Grand Jury.
Following the Grand Jury, the Bureau will release additional information as is standard practice. Additionally, as part of the use of force review process, the Bureau will conduct an internal review of the entire incident and the case will go before the Police Review Board (PRB), which is comprised of community members, Bureau members and representatives from the Independent Police Review Division.
Officer-involved shootings fortunately are a rare occurrence. Information about all officer-involved shooting investigations since 2010 is publicly available by visiting https://www.portlandoregon.gov/police/52175
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The Portland Police Bureau is in the early stages of an officer-involved shooting investigation at Southeast 22nd Avenue and Lafayette Street. One suspect has been transported to a Portland hospital. No officers were injured and there does not appear to be any further community risk.
Southeast Lafayette Street is closed in the area of 22nd Avenue.
Interested media should stage at Southeast 21st Avenue and Lafayette Street. The Public Information Officer (PIO) is enroute to the scene.
No additional details are available at this time.
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Photos of Perkins and the firearm are being released to the public.
The officers involved in the shooting are Officer Roger Walsh and Officer Bradley Clark, both 11-year-veterans assigned to Central Precinct.
The Professional Standards Division will be interviewing the officers on Saturday.
This is an ongoing investigation and, upon completion, will be forwarded to the Multnomah County District Attorney's Office and presented to a Grand Jury, which is standard procedure.
Following the Grand Jury, the Bureau will release additional information as is standard practice. Additionally, as part of the use of force review process, the Bureau will conduct an internal review of the entire incident and the case will go before the Police Review Board (PRB), which is comprised of community members, Bureau members and representatives from the Independent Police Review Division.
Officer-involved shootings fortunately are a rare occurrence. Information about all officer-involved shooting investigations since 2010 is publicly available by visiting https://www.portlandoregon.gov/police/52175
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###ORIGINAL MESSAGE BELOW###
Portland Police Homicide Detectives, assisted by the Multnomah County Major Crimes Team, are continuing the investigation into an officer-involved shooting that occurred this evening in Southeast Portland.
At 6:31 p.m., Central Precinct officers responded to a 9-1-1 call regarding a 56-year-old man who was threatening to commit suicide. Information gathered by the Bureau Of Emergency Communications (BOEC) suggested the man was near the 2100 block of Southeast Lafayette Street.
Officers arrived in the area and began to search for the man. At approximately 7:15 p.m., BOEC obtained information of a more specific location of the man. Officers used the information to locate the man in a vehicle on the 3300 block of Southeast 22nd Avenue.
Officers, including an Enhanced Crisis Intervention Team (ECIT) officer, contacted the man and began to communicate with him. During the contact with the man, the officers developed information that he possessed a handgun. As officers were attempting to continue communication, the man exited the vehicle and had an encounter with the officers that resulted in two officers firing shots that struck him. Immediately after the shooting, officers quickly developed a plan to safely approach him and render medical aid. The officers provided medical aid to the man until medical personnel arrived and transported him by ambulance to a Portland hospital, where he is presently in critical condition. The suspect's handgun has been recovered at the scene.
The investigation is in its early stages and no additional information will be released at this time.
The identities of the injured man and the involved officers will be released on Friday. The officers will remain on paid administrative leave, per Bureau policy, until the completion of the investigation and Grand Jury.
Following the Grand Jury, the Bureau will release additional information as is standard practice. Additionally, as part of the use of force review process, the Bureau will conduct an internal review of the entire incident and the case will go before the Police Review Board (PRB), which is comprised of community members, Bureau members and representatives from the Independent Police Review Division.
Officer-involved shootings fortunately are a rare occurrence. Information about all officer-involved shooting investigations since 2010 is publicly available by visiting https://www.portlandoregon.gov/police/52175
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###ORIGINAL MESSAGE BELOW###
The Portland Police Bureau is in the early stages of an officer-involved shooting investigation at Southeast 22nd Avenue and Lafayette Street. One suspect has been transported to a Portland hospital. No officers were injured and there does not appear to be any further community risk.
Southeast Lafayette Street is closed in the area of 22nd Avenue.
Interested media should stage at Southeast 21st Avenue and Lafayette Street. The Public Information Officer (PIO) is enroute to the scene.
No additional details are available at this time.
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