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News Release
Grand Jury Determines Deadly Force Justified in January 3rd Shooting - 01/22/18

On Friday, January 19, 2018, a Multnomah County Grand Jury returned a "no true bill" in the shooting death of 53-year-old Robert R. Porter on January 3, 2018.

The grand jury determined that no criminal prosecution was warranted as a result of the use of deadly force by 27-year-old Tyson B. Pfau.

This investigation began on January 3, 2018, at 6:59 p.m., when East Precinct officers responded to the report of a robbery and shooting at the U-Haul Powell Boulevard, located at 4831 Southeast Powell Boulevard. Officers and medical personnel arrived and located Porter suffering from gunshot wounds. He was transported by ambulance to a Portland hospital for treatment but he later died of his injuries.

Detectives have learned that Porter entered the U-Haul Powell Boulevard and demanded money while brandishing a handgun. During the robbery Pfau, a valid concealed handgun license holder, fired his handgun, striking Porter multiple times. Another U-Haul Powell Boulevard employee called 9-1-1 after the robbery and shooting. Pfau and witnesses present at the time of this incident cooperated with the subsequent investigation.

Porter was armed with a handgun at the time of the shooting. Detectives believe Porter was involved in multiple robberies in the Portland area prior to the January 3, 2018 incident.

Anyone with information about this investigation should contact Homicide Detail Detective Todd Gradwahl at 503-823-0991 or Todd.Gradwahl@portlandoregon.gov

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