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A predictable tragedy: Michael Evans, 23, dies in latest officer-involved shooting

August 18, 2012
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By Jenny Westberg, Portland Mental Health Examiner Around 10:30 p.m. on August 14, Michael Justin Evans became the latest casualty in a years-long series of bloody encounters between Portland-area police and persons with mental illness or addiction. Evans, 23, was killed by one of the two Gladstone police officers dispatched to the home he shared […]

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Department of Justice Town Hall Meeting: Investigation of Portland Police Use of Force Against People With Mental Illness

February 26, 2012
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The actual Press Release for this event we include in full below, but it oddly makes no mention of people with a mental illness. The investigation started with an announcement on June 8th, 2011, where Assistant U.S. Attorney General Thomas E. Perez said the investigation was prompted by the significant increase in police shooting over […]

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U.S. Justice Department launches civil rights review of Portland police

June 8, 2011
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From The Oregonian, by Maxine Bernstein. June 8, 2011 Assistant U.S. Attorney General Thomas E. Perez today announced a federal investigation into whether the Portland police are engaged in a “pattern or practice” of civil rights violations relating to officers’ use of force. The Civil Rights Divisions Special Litigation section will conduct the review with […]

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Friends remember homeless man killed by police at SE Portland car wash

January 9, 2011
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From The Oregonian, January 7, 2011 A homeless man fatally shot by Portland police Sunday was a tough-as-nails veteran who would resort to violence to protect his living space, but was kind to those he loved, friends said. That Thomas Higginbotham, 67, ended up dying by police gunfire didn’t surprise Mickie Soule. “I’m sure it […]

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