OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING UPDATE
Posted: January 30th, 2012 3:57 PM
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On Friday, January 27, 2012 at about 11:47 pm, Fairview Police Officers and the Multnomah County Sheriffs Office responded to a report of a disturbance at an apartment complex in the City of Fairview. Within moments of arriving on the scene a 37 year old male subject attacked Fairview Officer Joe Kaiser brandishing a large knife.
Fairview Police Officer Mike Morton, a fifteen year police veteran, fired three shots at the knife wielding male, later identified as Larry Maurice Wesley McKinney, age 37. McKinney died at the scene.
The East County Major Crimes Team is continuing to investigate. The East County Major Crimes team is comprised of members from the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, Gresham Police Department, Troutdale Police Department, Fairview Police Department and the Multnomah County District Attorneys Office.
This is the first officer involved shooting in the history of the Fairview Police Department. Our current staffing consists of one chief, three sergeants, one detective and nine patrol officers.
No additional information can be released until after the Grand Jury process is completed. The Grand Jury will likely convene late next week. It is anticipated that information from the Grand Jury will be released to the public so that all the facts and circumstance of the case can be clearly understood and speculation and false rumors can be corrected.
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