From the Oregonian, February 11, 2010 Though six Multnomah County grand jurors were unanimous in finding no criminal wrongdoing by the Portland officer who shot and killed an unarmed, suicidal man, they considered it a tragedy and questioned whether officers could have taken other steps to spare Aaron M. Campbell ‘s life. The grand jurors […]
In a three-page letter delivered to District Attorney Michael Schrunk, members of the grand jury in the Aaron Campbell police shooting case said that, although they did not return indictments against officers involved, “something went terribly, terribly wrong… Aaron Campbell should not have died that day.” “He was not accused of a crime,” the letter […]
February 10, 2010 Michael D. Schrunk District Attorney Multnomah County Courthouse 1021 SW 4th Avenue, Room 600 Portland, Oregon 97204 Dear Mr. Schrunk, We are Multnomah county Grand Jury 1, session 1. We began our service for Multnomah County on 1/12/10. Our service ended at 8:30 P. M. on 2/9/10, when we finished deliberation over […]
From Coming Up For Air, a monthly column for Street Roots newspaper, February 5, 2010 By Roy Silberstein, president of the board of directors Left unblamed by the city of Portland’s attorney James Rice in his petition to move Chasse vs. Humphreys is the nonprofit advocacy organization responsible for informing the community about what happened […]
When it comes to handling crisis calls, Portland police have gained a sad reputation: all too often, the person in distress is brutalized or killed. Is Portland a danger zone for people with mental illness? We spoke with Dan Handelman of Portland Copwatch, an advocacy group promoting police accountability. In Part 1 of our interview, […]
News Conference, Picket Line from Justice Center to County Courthouse Thursday, February 11, 10:00 AM Members of the Albina Ministerial Alliance (AMA), other concerned organizations, and the community at large who are outraged at the death of Aaron Campbell by a police assault rifle in late January, will gather at 10:00 AM on Thursday, February […]
From the Oregonian, January 31, 2010 Portland police on Saturday identified an apparently suicidal man shot and killed in Northeast Portland on Friday evening and said an officer was involved in the shooting. The man, Aaron Marcell Campbell, 25, died at the scene. A friend of Campbell’s girlfriend called 9-1-1 about 4:20 p.m. to report […]
Press release from the Portland Police Bureau, January 29, 2010 On Friday, January 29, 2010, at 4:22 p.m., Portland Police Officers responded to a 9-1-1 call regarding a suicidal man who was armed with a gun at an apartment complex located in the 12800 Block of NE Sandy Boulevard. The 9-1-1 call was from a […]
This page holds a fairly comprehensive archive of all media stories and public documents about what happened to Aaron Campbell on January 29, 2010. Now 400 items to 2/24/10. Man dies in shooting at NE Sandy Blvd. apartments, KATU.com, January 29, 2010 Suicidal man hit with bean bag rounds, then AR-15 rifle shot, KGW.com, January […]
Editorial by Bernie Foster of The Skanner News, February 12, 2009 The recent sorry string of preventable incidents of police violence is pushing the local community into a state of fear and anger that will soon launch Portland into the national spotlight. On Tuesday, Feb. 16, Jesse Jackson speaks at the Maranatha Church about the […]
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