Hazelwood

Portland, Oregon – A grand jury has ruled that four police officers were justified in their use of lethal force in the shooting death of a man in Portland’s Hazelwood neighborhood. The incident, which occurred last month, involves a complex altercation where the officers responded to reports of a man wielding what appeared to be a firearm. Upon arriving at the scene, law enforcement confronted the man, later identified as 37-year-old Marcus Washington. According to official reports, Washington failed to comply with verbal commands and made motions that suggested a threat to the officers’ safety, … Read more