A private Portland attorney will serve as co-lead prosecutor to review the case.
Credit: Family of Israel Berry and Adobe Stock Photos
Israel Berry was shot and killed by a Gresham police officer on May 30, 2020. Author: Kyle Iboshi (KGW) Updated: 8:28 AM PDT May 5, 2021
PORTLAND, Ore. Nearly one year after a Gresham police officer shot and killed Israel Berry in Southeast Portland, Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt announced plans to present the case to a grand jury.
Schmidt appointed Samuel Kauffman, a private practice attorney in Portland to serve as co-lead prosecutor in the case, according to Brent Weisberg, a spokesperson for the DA’s office.
‘We just want to know what happened’: Few details released 11 months after Gresham police shot and killed man
A review of deadly police shootings in Portland found the average investigation takes 49 days. The probe into Israel Berry’s death has dragged on for 11 months. Author: Kyle Iboshi (KGW) Updated: 8:46 PM PDT May 2, 2021
PORTLAND, Ore. On the same night thousands of protesters marched through Portland calling for police accountability after the death of George Floyd, a Gresham police officer shot and killed a man.
The May 31, 2020 shooting of Israel Berry in Southeast Portland barely made headlines. Few details were released at the time.
‘We just want to know what happened’: Few details released 11 months after Gresham police shot and killed man
A review of deadly police shootings in Portland found the average investigation takes 49 days. The probe into Israel Berry’s death has dragged on for 11 months. Author: Kyle Iboshi (KGW) Updated: 8:46 PM PDT May 2, 2021
PORTLAND, Ore. On the same night thousands of protesters marched through Portland calling for police accountability after the death of George Floyd, a Gresham police officer shot and killed a man.
The May 31, 2020 shooting of Israel Berry in Southeast Portland barely made headlines. Few details were released at the time.