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MAN SHOOTS AT TWO PORTLAND OFFICERS WHILE ON THE RUN. GETS 20 YEARS PRISON. - 12/12/25

 



 

Case: 21CR56098

 

                                                                                                                        December 12, 2025


 

Portland, OR- Christian Fitz Henry, 31-years-old, was sentenced to 20 years in prison today for shooting at two Portland Police Officers who were trying to stop him.

 

Today’s sentences follow guilty verdicts back on March 4, 2025. A jury found the defendant guilty of the following crimes:

 

Two counts of Attempted murder in the First Degree with a Firearm.

Two counts of Unlawful Use of a Weapon with a Firearm.

Felon in possession of a Firearm.

 

In a separate case (22CR02061) Fitz-Henry was sentenced on April 15, 2024 to 10 years in prison after being convicted of Robbery in the First  Degree and Felon in Possession  with a Firearm.

 

The 20 years given today will begin after those ten years are served, meaning that the defendant is now sentenced to a total of 30 years prison.

 

Multnomah County Senior Deputy District Attorney Shawn Overstreet prosecuted the case for the state. After the sentencing today he said:

 

“The judge issued a sentence today that holds Mr. Fitz-Henry accountable for his cowardly actions. Mr. Fitz-Henry was on the run for a robbery and murder when these brave officers attempted to stop and arrest him. These officers were shot at while simply doing their jobs. The sentence today sends a strong message that these types of crimes will not be tolerated in Multnomah County.” 

 

The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office would like to thank the Portland Police Bureau for their thorough work investigating this case.

 

THE FACTS:

 

On October 1, 2021 Fitz-Henry used a 9 millimeter gun to rob Joshua Newell in a townhome near SE 128th and Stark in Portland. During that robbery Mr. Newell was shot and killed. Fitz-Henry was charged with the murder but a jury found him not guilty. He was also charged and convicted of the robbery.

While police were working that case, they began looking for Fitz-Henry and found him November 13, 2021. As the officers tried to stop Fitz-Henry in a stolen car he was a passenger in, he fired at both officers, fortunately missing them. He was eventually arrested and charged with trying to kill the officers.

 

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MAN SHOOTS AT TWO PORTLAND OFFICERS WHILE ON THE RUN. GETS 20 YEARS PRISON. - 12/12/25

 



 

Case: 21CR56098

 

                                                                                                                        December 12, 2025


 

Portland, OR- Christian Fitz Henry, 31-years-old, was sentenced to 20 years in prison today for shooting at two Portland Police Officers who were trying to stop him.

 

Today’s sentences follow guilty verdicts back on March 4, 2025. A jury found the defendant guilty of the following crimes:

 

Two counts of Attempted murder in the First Degree with a Firearm.

Two counts of Unlawful Use of a Weapon with a Firearm.

Felon in possession of a Firearm.

 

In a separate case (22CR02061) Fitz-Henry was sentenced on April 15, 2024 to 10 years in prison after being convicted of Robbery in the First  Degree and Felon in Possession  with a Firearm.

 

The 20 years given today will begin after those ten years are served, meaning that the defendant is now sentenced to a total of 30 years prison.

 

Multnomah County Senior Deputy District Attorney Shawn Overstreet prosecuted the case for the state. After the sentencing today he said:

 

“The judge issued a sentence today that holds Mr. Fitz-Henry accountable for his cowardly actions. Mr. Fitz-Henry was on the run for a robbery and murder when these brave officers attempted to stop and arrest him. These officers were shot at while simply doing their jobs. The sentence today sends a strong message that these types of crimes will not be tolerated in Multnomah County.” 

 

The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office would like to thank the Portland Police Bureau for their thorough work investigating this case.

 

THE FACTS:

 

On October 1, 2021 Fitz-Henry used a 9 millimeter gun to rob Joshua Newell in a townhome near SE 128th and Stark in Portland. During that robbery Mr. Newell was shot and killed. Fitz-Henry was charged with the murder but a jury found him not guilty. He was also charged and convicted of the robbery.

While police were working that case, they began looking for Fitz-Henry and found him November 13, 2021. As the officers tried to stop Fitz-Henry in a stolen car he was a passenger in, he fired at both officers, fortunately missing them. He was eventually arrested and charged with trying to kill the officers.

 

                                        ###MCDA###