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Family confirms Clark County sheriff’s deputies shot 30-year-old Black man
Family members say they still don't know why deputies from the Clark County Sheriff's Office shot 30-year-old Jenoah Donald on Thursday night.
Analysis shows most shot by Vancouver police had unaddressed mental health needs
Like many cities, Vancouver has taken efforts to partner police with specialists trained to defuse tense situations – and help people access treatment. But to families, some who never considered themselves reformists, those efforts aren’t enough.

Kevin Peterson Jr.’s partner says Peterson feared lifetime jail sentence in final phone call
Olivia Selto, the mother of Kevin Peterson Jr.'s child, said Friday ... " "

Documents show man killed by SW Washington police carried resold law enforcement gun
Documents released by prosecutors in Clark County, Washington, show the gun that 21-year-old Kevin Peterson Jr. had was originally a duty weapon for the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office across the Columbia River in Oregon.

Washington changed police shooting investigations, but trust remains in low supply
Police in Washington state have killed more than 90 people since December 2018, when Initiative 940 became law. The law promised more transparency, but victims' families say more needs to be done.
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Man Shot At Portland Homeless Shelter Moved Toward Officers With Knife, Video Shows
Nearly 700 pages of documents from an internal Police Review Board review show John Elifritz sustained nine gunshot wounds and had sliced his own neck.
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New Tensions Surface Over How Portland Handles Officer-Involved Shootings
Police reform groups worry changes to police contracts could add days or weeks to the time it takes an officer to make an official report.