A man who was shot in an officer-involved shooting in the Brentwood-Darlington Neighborhood was armed with a .22 caliber pellet air rifle and a knife.
On Friday, October 4, 2024 at 12:33 a.m., Portland Police officers assigned to East Precinct responded to a call of a man with a rifle yelling and making threats in an apartment building in the 5200 block of Southeast Lambert Street.
The first arriving officers saw the man with what appeared to be a rifle. Officers set up a perimeter and engaged the man from a distance. Area residents were notified of the dangerous situation through the use of the PublicAlerts system and were asked to stay inside for their safety. More information about PublicAlerts is below. Paramedics were staged nearby in order to have them close at hand if needed.
An Enhanced Crisis Intervention Team (ECIT) officer spoke to the man. At 1:22 a.m., an officer fired a shot from his bureau-issued rifle. A team of officers moved in and found the adult man injured. They initiated trauma first aid and brought in paramedics, but the man was deceased.
Officers located a .22 caliber pellet air rifle and a knife near the man (photos).
This was one of several violent incidents overnight, including a double homicide in the St. Johns neighborhood. More information about that incident can be found here: https://www.portlandoregon.gov/police/news/read.cfm?id=533695
“This has been an extraordinarily challenging and tragic night for our community,” said Chief Bob Day. “I want to recognize that any loss of life has ripple effects throughout our our city. I’m grateful to all of the members assigned to patrol who answered these calls for service, and the numerous PPB members and partners who responded to investigate these complex incidents.”
Chief Day responded to the scene and briefed the Mayor’s Office.
The involved officer is being placed on paid administrative leave, per standard protocol.
If anyone has information about this incident and has not already spoken to police, please contact Detective Jeff Sharp at Jeff.Sharp@police.portlandoregon.gov 503-823-9773 or Detective Tony Harris at Tony.Harris@police.portlandoregon.gov 503-823-0441 and reference case number 24-253949.
As part of the use of force review process, the Bureau will conduct an internal review of the entire incident, including the initial response, resources requested, tactics used, and post shooting actions. The case will go before the Police Review Board (PRB), which is composed of community members, Bureau members, and representatives from the Independent Police Review Division.
The Portland Police Bureau directive outlining the procedures followed after an officer involved shooting may be found https://www.portland.gov/policies/police-directives/weapons-ammunition-equipment-1000/101010-deadly-force-and-custody-death .
The Portland Police Bureau is committed to transparency. The Bureau has an interactive dashboard on its website, which allows users to filter the information based on a variety of data. https://www.portland.gov/police/open-data/ois . That includes cases by year with subject injury type, initial call type, subject weapon, demographics, and aggregate statistics.
Once the entire investigation and legal process is complete, the investigative files and any grand jury transcripts regarding this case will be posted on the Bureau's Open Data page. Information available about past officer-involved shootings can be found here https://www.portland.gov/police/open-data/ois-summaries
Portland's community notification system is called PublicAlerts. Visit https://www.publicalerts.org to sign up. PublicAlerts sends information by text, email, and voice message about how to stay safe during an emergency.
Photo descriptions:
Rifle with a light brown wooden stock on a foor threshold
Knife with a brown and white handle
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***Original Message Below***
An officer involved shooting investigation is underway in the Brentwood-Darlington Neighborhood. The incident took place at 1:22 a.m. in the 5200 block of Southeast Lambert Street. A person is deceased. All officers are unhurt. There is no active threat to the neighborhood.
During the investigation, Southeast Lambert Street is closed between Southeast Flavel Drive and Southeast 57th Avenue.
The PIO is enroute to the scene. Additional information will be forthcoming.
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