As Portland approaches its fourth consecutive month of nightly demonstrations following George Floyd’s killing by Minneapolis police, The Oregonian/OregonLive examined a nearly two-decade history of police killings in Portland and found a disproportionate number of those killed were Black.
According to a recent story by reporters Noelle Crombie and Shane Dixon Kavanaugh, half of those shot and killed by police also were experiencing mental illness at the time of the shootings. None of the officers involved ultimately experienced disciplinary action.
Drugs, alcohol and violent acts play a role in many of these incidents, but some, particularly two fatal incidents involving unarmed Black Portlanders Kendra James and Aaron Campbell, included troubling sets of facts.
Also, read vignettes on every fatal shooting.
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