Police Shooting

Widespread violence not seen since the start of 2020's massive protests for racial justice erupted in Portland on Friday night, following a fatal police shooting earlier in the day.

The question comes at an important juncture for two local, high-profile shootings. Clark County's prosecutor is seeking an official from another county to review the Feb. 4 fatal shooting of Jenoah Donald. Meanwhile, the review of Kevin Peterson Jr.’s killing is due in the coming weeks.

The Thurston County Sheriffs Office completed it's investigation into the killing of Michael Forest Reinoehl and has turned those findings over to the county's prosecuting attorney. Witness told the sheriff's office there was gunfire "initiated" by Reinoehl and that the gun he had matched the .380 shell casing found in his vehicle.

Peterson Jr. died during an attempted drug sting on Oct. 29. A regional drug task force attempted to bust him for selling about 50 Xanax pills. Key details about the case have been contentious.

City officials say they plan for body-worn cameras, dashboard cameras and cameras embedded in the rear seats of patrol vehicles could be deployed at the Vancouver Police Department.

The city of Portland unanimously agreed to settle a wrongful death lawsuit Wednesday brought by the family of Quanice Hayes, a Black teenager who was fatally shot by a police officer in 2017 while on his knees.

Quanice Hayes, 17, was killed Feb. 9, 2017, by Portland police Officer Andrew Hearst, who shot Hayes three times with an AR-15 rifle from some 10 feet away.

Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was prepared to plead guilty to third-degree murder in George Floyd’s death before then-Attorney General William Barr personally blocked the plea deal last year

Protesters gathered in Tigard on Thursday night, a day after police there shot and killed a man during a domestic violence call.

Authorities say one person was shot and killed in a shooting involving a Linn County deputy and at least one Oregon State Police trooper southeast of Salem.