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Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Cops What We Know About Tonight's Shootings

Posted by Sarah Mirk on Wed, May 12, 2010 at 9:23 PM

Police sealed off six blocks near Lloyd Center.
  • Police sealed off six blocks near Lloyd Center.
Police responded to two fatal shootings this evening, one involving an officer near Lloyd Center and one in Southeast where officers arrived to find a man dead at the scene.

Information about the officer-involved shooting near Lloyd Center is thin. One thing is for sure: on his first day as the new police chief, Mike Reese is certainly being put to the test.

Here's what we know, according to the police account:

At about 6:30 pm, police pulled over an African-American at NE 6th and Clackamas. "A man inside the car started fighting with officers," police spokeswoman Mary Wheat told The Oregonian, "He pulled out a handgun and shot one of the officers. The officers returned fire and shot and killed a suspect at the scene."

As the sun set tonight, a black body bag lay on the NE Clackamas asphalt and the officer remained in care at Legacy Emanuel hospital.

Chief Mike Reese turned up at the scene quickly, followed by Mayor Sam Adams, who chose today to take the police bureau away from Commissioner Dan Saltzman. I'm certainly wondering what the mayor thinks of his decision now that he's at the helm while the police deal with the third fatal officer shooting this year. Of course, the mayor tweeted his thoughts regularly during the crisis, writing at just past 7 PM, "Heartbreaking scene of dead young man on sidewalk; awaiting Medical Examiner to arrive; sad."

Members of the Baptist church on the corner were preparing for choir practice when shots rang out. Some say they counted 16 police cars zip by as the call went out over the police scanner that an officer was down. More information will be released tomorrow, say the police.

Meanwhile, police responded tonight to another fatal shooting at 6 PM out at SE 74th and Steele. Police officers say they responded to a call regarding a "subject down in the street" in the area of S.E. 74th Avenue and S.E. Steele Street. Officers arrived and discovered the body of a deceased adult male and made one arrest.

What a night.

 

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There are fuckwads there protesting now.
Posted by Anony Mouse on May 12, 2010 at 10:34 PM · Report
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I've been skeptical since I read it, but according to the facebook of an acquaintance living on the block of the 74th/steele incident, there was a police stand off with an arrestee, as well as an "eviscerated body" being dragged into the street.

Posted by A CAT, probably on May 12, 2010 at 10:51 PM · Report
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@Anony Mouse: crawl back into the hole you live in (probably located somewhere in Gresham) and asphyxiate yourself whilst you jackoff to pictures of the PPB.

Stupid "fuckwads." I can't imagine why they would be upset at another death and gather there to voice their concern over the incident.
Posted by Sūṕër Ḉḩüñdŷ on May 12, 2010 at 10:54 PM · Report
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"Shit just got real"
Posted by Rusty! on May 12, 2010 at 11:04 PM · Report
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Facts, chundy. I can imagine facts would be the reason. A knee-jerk protest isn't doing anyone any favors. If these "fuckwads" are protesting the cops with no idea what actually happened, they deserve every ounce of their moniker.
Posted by A CAT, probably on May 12, 2010 at 11:06 PM · Report
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I live in downtown Portland, Chundy. The PPB has some major systemic problems.

These fuckwads were down at the scene calling the cops "pigs" and "murderers" for what happened today, the cops returning fire not after seeing a jerky movement, not even after being shot at, but actually getting shot.
Posted by Anony Mouse on May 12, 2010 at 11:26 PM · Report
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Mike and Sam have been handed a golden opportunity to prove they're serious about police reform. Curiously golden.
hmmmm
Posted by justaskin on May 12, 2010 at 11:28 PM · Report
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Those "fuckwads" are concerned about their community. They can voice their concern, and demand accountability without knowing what happened. We do it all the time with other people who are accused of killing people. Newspapers, comments, and blogs are all full of speculation, rumors, and guesses as to what happened anytime someone is accused of killing another person. Why should it be different when the police are accused of killing a civilian? I don't know what happened anymore than anyone else, but I'm fully supportive of demanding accountability, and letting everyone know that there are people in who give a damn.
Posted by JakeM on May 12, 2010 at 11:36 PM · Report
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These guys weren't doing anything to ensure there's accountability, I didn't hear of any of them voicing concern. They just headed down to find some cops, and shouted poorly informed one-word sentence insults at them until they got bored, and they left.
Posted by Anony Mouse on May 12, 2010 at 11:43 PM · Report
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And JakeM, any commenter who did nothing but post comments along the lines of "MURDERER!!!" on a blog, newspaper websites, etc. in response to a story of this sort that was between non-police would be a fuckwad in my book too.

I love the first amendment, they have every right to be there, but they're still dicks.
Posted by Anony Mouse on May 12, 2010 at 11:48 PM · Report
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F**#wads need to stop crying about solutions and start providing them. I've never seen a peace protester free a hostage, prevent an assault or murder, talk a suicidal person down, take someone out of control to detox ... ad infinitum.
Learn on the street while people are shooting at you, protesters. Pretty soon it's going to be the public because the police will be sick of trying and protect your sissy, whine-about-everything-while-you-contribute-nothing a$$es.
Posted by D on May 13, 2010 at 12:44 AM · Report
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Please don't adopt my insult, dickhead.
Posted by Anony Mouse on May 13, 2010 at 3:17 AM · Report
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Agreed. Dismissing premature protest on the basis that "They have first Amendment rights" and "People are allowed to prejudge in comments threads and blogs!" is moronic.

Find out the facts... know what you're talking about.. THEN respond. So easy, even a caveman can do it!
Posted by Santos on May 13, 2010 at 8:44 AM · Report
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If a cop gets shot, the criminal(s) who did it deserves to die. Who fucking cares, hes a criminal? It's a win win for everyone except the cop at this point; at least his nuts are intact though. It's not like they blew his head off for nothing.


@ Chundy - Yo next time some douche bag is assaulting your significant other, or breaking into your house, or stealing your car, who ya gunna call?
Posted by Deezy on May 13, 2010 at 4:28 PM · Report
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If a cop gets shot, the criminal(s) who did it deserves to die. Who fucking cares, hes a criminal? It's a win win for everyone except the cop at this point; at least his nuts are intact though. It's not like they blew his head off for nothing.


@ Chundy - Yo next time some douche bag is assaulting your significant other, or breaking into your house, or stealing your car, who ya gunna call?
Posted by Deezy on May 13, 2010 at 4:28 PM · Report
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There's definitely more to this story. Police should have been watching this guy already. So, were they?
Posted by XmwX on May 14, 2010 at 11:52 PM · Report

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