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PORTLAND POLICE SHOOTINGS AND DEATHS IN CUSTODY
1992-October 2024
Compiled by Portland Copwatch.
Please credit Portland Copwatch in any republication.
Portland Copwatch regrets any errors and welcomes corrections and any
further information on these or other incidents.
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our page on
Portland Police shootings of dogs,
and the
list of shootings in Oregon 2010-2021 and
the Skanner on November 6, 2014.
Last updated November 10, 2024
Name/age/gender/ethnicity/abilities (if known) Date
Type of case
People's Police Report issue # (if any)
2024
Nicholas Thorn, 28, male,
10/4/24
Shooting death
PPR 94*
Jesse James West, 24, male,
9/26/24
Shooting
PPR 94*
Robert Seeger, 52, male,
8/24/24
Shooting
PPR 94*
Patrick Myers, 44, male,
5/29/24
Shooting
PPR 93
Richard Shawn Perez, 45, male,
5/6/24
Shooting death
PPR 93
Matthew Holland, 31, male,
1/14/24
Shooting death
PPR 92
2023
Tyrone Johnson II, 33, male, African
American
12/27/23 Shooting death
PPR 92
Isaac Seavey, 27, male,
12/6/23 Shooting death
PPR 91
PoniaX Kane Calles, 33, male, African American
7/22/23 Shooting death
PPR 90
Jack Watson, 20, male, European American
4/24/23 Shooting death
PPR 90
2022
Immanueal Clark-Johnson, 30, male, African
American
11/19/22 Shooting death
PPR 88
Antoine Young, 33, male, African American
11/7/22 Shooting
PPR 88
Jeremy Rieck, 45, male, European-American
10/14/22 Shooting
PPR 88
Robert Connelly, 49, male, European-American
8/16/22 Shooting (no hits)
PPR 87, 88
Aaron Stanton, 40, male
7/27/22 Shooting death
PPR 87
unidentified male
7/26/22 Shooting (no hits)
PPR 87
Johnathan A. Worth, 19, male
7/24/22 Shooting death
PPR 87
Matthew R. Leahey, 36, male, European-American
5/6/22 Shooting
PPR 87
Joel Michael Arevalo, 30, male
2/19/22 Shooting death
PPR 86
2021
Joshua Degerness, 39, male
12/11/21 Shooting
PPR 85
Brandon Keck, 30, male, European American
12/6/21 Shooting death
PPR 85
Andreas Julian Pavel Boinay, 27, male,
European-American
9/12/21 Shooting
PPR 85
Alexander Tadros, 30, male
8/27/21 Shooting death
PPR 85
Joshua Lyle Merritt, 32, male,
European-American 7/20/21
Shooting
PPR 84
Michael Ray Townsend, 40, male, European-Asian-American, mental health crisis
6/24/21
Shooting death
PPR 84
Darren R Carr, 37, male,
European-American 5/22/21
Shooting
PPR 84
Robert Douglas Delgado, 46, male,
European-American, houseless 4/16/21
Shooting death
PPR 83
2020
David Dahlen, 24, male,
European-American 12/24/20
Shooting (no hits)
PPR 83
Gray Tristan Stockton, 25, male,
European-American, houseless 6/28/20
Shooting (no hits)
PPR 81
2019
Koben S. Henriksen, 51, male, mental health crisis
12/8/19 Shooting death
PPR 79
Lane Christopher Martin, 31, male, European-American
7/30/19 Shooting death
PPR 78
David Wayne Downs, 38, male, European-American
6/9/19 Shooting death
PPR 78
Jeb Colin Brock, 42, male, European-American
4/29/19 Shooting death
PPR 78
Andre Gladen, 36, male, African American
1/6/19 Shooting death
PPR 77
Anita Ruiz, 34, female, Latina
1/2/19 Shooting (no hits)
PPR 77
2018
Ryan Beisley, 34, male, European American
12/7/18 Shooting
PPR 76
Richard Barry, 52, male
11/22/18 Death in custody
PPR 76
Jason Hansen, 30, male,
European American
10/19/18 Shooting
PPR 76
Samuel Rice, 30, male, European American,
mental health crisis
10/10/18 Shooting death
PPR 76
Patrick Kimmons, 27, male,
African American
9/30/18 Shooting death
PPR 76
John Andrew Elifritz, 48, male,
European American
4/7/18 Shooting death
PPR 74
Sarah Michelle Brown (Alexis Elizabeth Wilder),
26 (28?), female, European American
3/8/18 Shooting
PPR 74
2017
Chase Arnae Peeples, 25, male, African American
10/25/17 Shooting
PPR 73
Jesse Lee Brockner, 31, male, European American
8/30/17 Shooting
PPR 73
Michael Ervin Grubbe, 51, male, European American
5/28/17 Shooting (no hits)
PPR 72
Terrell Kyreem Johnson, 24, male,
African American (mixed race),
houseless
5/10/17 Shooting Death
PPR 72
Don Allan Perkins, 56, male,
European American, suicidal
2/9/17 Shooting
PPR 71
Quanice Derrick Hayes, 17, male, African American
2/9/17 Shooting death
PPR 71
2016
Steven Wayne Liffel, 52, male, European American
12/5/16 Shooting death
PPR 70
Timothy James Bucher, 63, male
5/24/16 Shooting (no hits)
PPR 69
Robert Dempsey, 54, male
4/21/16 Off-duty shooting
(accidental?)
PPR 69
2015
Michael Gregory Johnson, 51, male, European American
11/6/15 Shooting death
PPR 67
David James Ellis, 55, male, European American
7/5/15 Shooting
PPR 66
Alan Lee Bellew, 29, male, European American
6/28/15 Shooting Death
PPR 66
Michael Shawn Harrison, 47, male, European American
5/17/15 Shooting
PPR 66
Christopher Ryan Healy, 36, male, European American, houseless
3/22/15 Shooting Death
PPR 65
Ryan Matthew Sudlow, 31, male, European American
2/17/15 Shooting (no hits)
PPR 65
2014
Denorris Laron McClendon, 27, male, African American
9/1/14 Shooting
PPR 64
Nicholas Glendon Davis, 23, male, European American, houseless
6/12/14 Shooting death
PPR 63
Paul Alan Ropp, 20, male, European American 4/16/14
Shooting (hits unknown)**
PPR 62
Kelly Vern Swoboda, 49, male, European American
3/12/14 Shooting death
PPR 62
2013
Santiago A. Cisneros III, 32, male, Latino 3/4/13
Shooting death
PPR 59
Merle Mikal Hatch, 50, male, European-American, houseless
2/17/13
Shooting death
PPR 59
2012
Joshua Stephen Baker, 27, male, European American 9/29/12
Shooting
PPR 58
Michael Anthony Tate, Jr, 25, male, Latino 8/21/12
Shooting (no hits)
PPR 57
Billy Wayne Simms, 28, male, European American
7/28/12 Shooting death
PPR 57
Name withheld (Juvenile), 17, male, African American
7/17/12 Shooting
PPR 57
Jonah Aaron Potter, 31, male, European American
3/26/12 Shooting
PPR 56
Adalberto Flores-Haro, 31, male, Latino
3/13/12 Shooting (Washington
County/PPB Gang Team present)
PPR 56
Bradley Lee Morgan, 21, male, European-American
1/25/12 Shooting death
PPR 56
2011
Darris Eugene Johnson, 26, male, African American
7/9/11 Death in custody
PPR 54
William Kyle Monroe, 20, male, European American
6/30/11 Shooting (live rounds in less lethal gun)
PPR 54
Ralph Clyde Turner, 61, male, European American, mental health issues
3/6/11 Shooting (no hits)
PPR 53
Thomas Higginbotham, 67, male, European American, houseless,
mental health issues
1/2/11 Shooting death
PPR 53
Kevin Charles Moffett, 31, male, African-American (alleged target)
1/1/11 Shooting (no hits)
PPR 53
2010
Marcus
Lagozzino, 34, male, European American, mental health crisis
12/27/10 Shooting
PPR 53
Darryel Dwayne Ferguson, 45, male, European-American
12/17/10 Shooting death
PPR 52
Craig Boehler, 46, male, European American
11/23/10 Shooting (with death by smoke
inhalation)
PPR 52
Keaton Dupree Otis, 25, African-American, male
5/12/10 Shooting death
PPR 51
Jack Dale Collins, 58, European-American, male, houseless
3/22/10 Shooting death
PPR 50
Aaron Marcell Campbell,
25, African-American, male
1/29/10 Shooting death
PPR 50
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2009
Osmar Lovaina-Bermudez, 36, male, Latino
8/24/09 Shooting
PPR 49
2008
Derek J. Coady, 43, male, European American
5/15/08 Shooting death
PPR 45
Jason Spoor, 27, male, African American
5/13/08 Shooting death
PPR 45
2007
Jeffrey Dean Turpin, 42, male, European American
10/5/07 Off-duty shooting death (Scappoose)
PPR 43
Lesley Paul Scott Stewart, 26, male, African-American
8/20/07 Shooting
PPR 42
Steven R. Bolen, 43, male, European-American
5/22/07 Shooting death
PPR 42
2006
Dupree Carter, 23, male, African American
12/28/06 Shooting (no hits)
PPR 41
David Earl Hughes, 52, male,
European-American
11/12/06 Shooting death
PPR 40
James
Philip Chasse, Jr., 42, male,
European-American, mentally disabled/schizophrenia
9/17/06
Death in custody (after
Taser)
PPR 40
Scott Vincent Suran, 44, male,
European-American
8/28/06 Shooting
PPR 40
Jerry Goins, 37, male, European-American
7/19/06 Shooting
("suicide")
PPR 39
Timothy Grant, 46, male, European-American
3/20/06
Death in custody (after Taser)
PPR 38
Dennis Lamar Young, 28, male, European-American
1/4/06 Shooting
death PPR 38
2005
Raymond Dwayne Gwerder, 30, male, European-American
11/4/05 Shooting
death PPR 37
Marcello Vaida,18, male, African American
10/12/05 Shooting
PPR 37
Vernon Allen, 48, male, African American
5/19/05 Shooting
death PPR 36
Gilbert Thomas King,
35 3/28/05 Shooting (no
hits) PPR 35
Ronald Richard Riebling, Jr., 40, male, European
American 3/20/05 Shooting
death PPR 35
Dwayne Richard Novak, 39, male,
white 3/12/05 Shooting
death PPR 35
John M. Vitale, 49, male
2/26/04 Shooting
PPR 35
Lee Harrison Hardman, 36,
male 2/6/05 Shooting (no
hits) PPR 35
2004
Willie Thomas Grigsby, 24, male, African American
12/2/04 Shooting death
PPR 34
Bruce Perison Clark, 39, European-American
11/22/04 Shooting death
PPR 34
James Jahar Perez,
28, African American
3/28/04 Shooting
death PPR 32,
33
Jose Angel Padilla, 22, of Yakima
1/3/04 Shooting death
PPR 32
2003
Shane Eric Clements, 25
12/24/03 Shooting death PPR 32
Eddie Homsombath, 19, Laotian-
American 10/21/03 Shooting
("suicide") PPR 31
Kendra James,
21, female, African-American
5/5/03 Shooting
death PPR 30
Steffen Wesley Redincer, male, 28,
"transient" 3/2/03
Shooting PPR 29
2002
Justin Lee Sawtelle, male, 27
12/13/02 Shooting (no hits)
PPR 28
Russel Stoneking, 26
10/26/02 Shooting (no hits) PPR 35
Dustin Tyler Gomez, male, 16
10/18/02 Shooting
PPR 28
Jeremy Joseph Christian, male, 20
5/12/02 Shooting
PPR 28
Anthony Utah-Zona Beck, male, 29
4/14/02 Shooting death PPR 27
Byron Hammick, 26, male, African-
American 2/22/02 Shooting
death PPR 26,
27
Rich Lochner, male
2/21/02 Shooting (no hits) PPR 26,
27
2001
Daniel Cromb--male, white, 23
12/9/01 Shooting death PPR 26
Randolph Marion Martin, male, 41
12/8/01 Shooting
PPR 26
Tyrone Waters, male, 36, African-
American 9/17/01 Shooting
(no hits but beanbags) PPR
25
Bruce Browne, male, African
American 7/11/01
Shooting PPR 24, 25
Raymond Leonard Youngberg, Jr., male,
mental "illness",
50 7/9/01 Shooting
death PPR 24, 25
José Santos Victor Mejía Poot, male,
Mayan-Mexican, epilepsy, 29 4/1/01
Shooting death PPR 24, 25
David Gildersleeve, male, 34
2/22/01 Shooting
PPR 23
James Farmer, male, 34
2/15/01 Shooting
PPR 23
Dwayne Tyrone McClinton, male, African American,
23 1/11/01
Shooting PPR 23
2000
Sean Joseph Cook--male, 26
12/28/00 Shooting
PPR 23
Michael Jaquith--male, European-American,
34 12/18/00 Shooting
death PPR 23
Daniel Brink--male, 20
11/6/00 Shooting
PPR 22
Justyn Galegos, male, 19
10/2/00 Shooting death
PPR 22
Lawrence Ramirez--male, 50
8/25/00 Shooting
PPR 22
George Waldum--male, 71
8/23/00 Shooting death
PPR 22
James Lamberson--male, 54
5/12/00 Shooting
PPR
21
Joaquim Angel Vasquez
2/15/00 Shooting --
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1999
Damon Lowery--male, 29
12/5/99 Death in custody
PPR
20,
21
? Solarzano
11/5/99 Shooting --
Duane White, Jr--male
9/23/99 Shooting
PPR
19
Anthony Falsetto--male
8/24/99 Shooting
PPR
19
Richard Lynn Smith--male
8/17/99 Shooting
PPR
19
? Brown
7/21/99 Shooting --
David Cassel--male, 38
7/15/99 Shooting
("suicide") PPR
18
Jeffrey Samuel Chilson--male, 34
6/19/99 Shooting PPR
18
? Cramer
6/8/99 Shooting --
Raul Mora--male
6/4/99 Shooting PPR
18
Quinton Keppinger--male, 31
3/12/99 Shooting PPR
18
? Donnely
3/12/99 Shooting --
1998
Peter Gilbaugh, 44, male, white
12/31/98 Shooting death
PPR
17
? McCoy
12/6/98 Shooting --
Richard "Dickie" Dow, 37, male, white,
developmentally disabled/paranoid
schizophrenia 10/19/98
Death after
beating PPR
16
Travis Hunt, 21, male and Douglas
Thiebault 9/14/98 Off-duty
shooting PPR
16
Unidentified male, "transient", had blue paint on
face 8/21/98 Beanbag
shooting PPR
16
Travis West, 31, male, African
American 8/17/98 Beanbag
shooting PPR
16
Brian Penton, 29, male, African American,
"healthy"; from Tacoma 5/31/98
Death in custody
PPR
15
Benjamin Allen Skinner
5/31/98 Shooting + beanbag shooting
PPR
15
Danyale Gill, 22
5/23/98 Shooting
PPR
17
? Thai
3/14/98 Shooting --
Aaron Rahmaan, 19, male, African
American 1/27/98 Shooting
death PPR 14
Stephen Douglas Dons, male, white
1/27/98 Shooting, death in custody
(later) PPR
14
Leopoldo Lucio, 26
1/26/98 Shooting
PPR
14
1997
? Yew
10/17/97 Shooting --
Bill Utton, male, 65
9/23/97 Shooting death PPR
13
Ronald Barton, 51
8/24/97 Shooting PPR
13,
20
Robert Dean Bliss, "Car prowler"
7/12/97 Shooting PPR
12
Officer Stephen Gomez's wife--name
unknown 6/1/97 Off-duty
shooting PPR
12
Denning, male, on bicycle
4/29/97 Shooting PPR
12
Rodger Allen Rosling, 38
3/26/97 Shooting PPR
12
James R Sample, 20, male
1/10/97 Shooting (off duty) --
1996
Patricia Sweany, female, "mentally
challenged" 12/14/96 Shooting
death PPR 14
E. Jean Emerson--female, deceased
12/13/96 Wrongful death (high speed
chase) --
Edward Tramazzo, 28
11/23/96 Shooting --
Charles Michel, Jr
9/29/96 Shooting death --
Lynn Marc Kibbee, 31, male, white
6/2/96 Shooting death --
Deontae
Keller, 20, male, African
American 2/28/96 Shooting
death
PPR 9
1995
Timothy Mathers
12/6/95 Shooting --
Gregory Michael McClung, 42, male
7/25/95
Shooting (no hits)
--****
1994
Ivan Lee Dixon, 19, African
American 12/20/94
Shooting --
Charles Ray Burke, 20, male
12/12/94 Shooting death --
? (name unknown)
12/9/94 Shooting --
Gail Moody, 52, female
8/24/94 Shooting death --
Charles Glenn Ferguson ("Jim Malone"), 57, male,
Bank robbery suspect 6/23/94
Shooting
PPR 3
Todd K Calhoun, 34, male
4/11/94 Shooting --
Jason K Gillett
4/10/94 Shooting death --
1993
Duane Anthony Shaw, 20, male, European American
9/14/93 Shooting death
Gerald F. Gratton, Jr., male, African American
7/19/93 Shooting
Unnamed bank robbery suspect
6/18/93 Shooting
Lewis Patrick Clark, 41, male
6/2/93
Shooting death
1992
James B Jennings 12/14/92
Shooting
Roger Paul Evans, 30, male
9/25/92 Shooting
Robert Allen Peterson, 41, male
9/13/92 Shooting death
Nils Nystrom, 84, male
9/1/92
Shooting
Dell Aaron Youngblood, 22, male
7/14/92 Shooting death
Fred Gudmenson, 29, male
5/26/92
Shooting death
Charles Harbin, 31, male
4/19/92
Shooting
Jerome R. Remington, 27, male
4/9/92 Shooting
Kenneth A. Hendershot, 43, male
2/7/92 Shooting
Sean T. Oxley, 18, male
1/24/92
Shooting
Richard Wesley Gnewich, 50, male
1/23/92 Shooting
Nathan Thomas, 12, male, European-American
1/16/92 Shooting death
Bryan T. French, 20, male
1/16/92
Shooting death
*-publication date PPR 94: January 2025
**- note as of 4/23/14 it's not clear whether Paul Ropp was hit by police
bullets, injured in a car crash, or bitten by a police dog
***-
Note: McClung incident added to list July 2015; it was previously unknown.
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