PPB OFFICERS CLEARED IN USE OF DEADLY FORCE ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2025. SUSPECT INDICTED ON MULTIPLE COUNTS INCLUDING ATTEMPTED FIRST DEGREE MURDER. (Photo) - 10/09/25

PPB OFFICERS CLEARED IN USE OF DEADLY FORCE ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2025. SUSPECT INDICTED ON MULTIPLE COUNTS INCLUDING ATTEMPTED FIRST DEGREE MURDER.

10/9/25

Portland, OR-The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office today filed a declination memo regarding the use of force by Portland Police Officers Sammy Smith and Spencer Foster against Bryan Velasco Ruelas on September 20, 2025.

Multnomah County Senior Deputy District Attorney Brian Davidson reviewed the investigation into the shooting and concluded the use of force was justified under Oregon law and therefore not criminal.

A Multnomah County Grand Jury indicted Bryan Velasco Ruelas on 15 charges including four counts of Attempted Murder in the First Degree. The case number is: 25CR56406.

Both the declination memo and the indictment are attached.