Gresham police officer will not face criminal charges for fatal shooting, grand jury determines
A Multnomah County grand jury declined to impose criminal charges against a Gresham police officer who shot and killed Israel Berry in May 2020. Author: KGW Staff Updated: 11:49 PM PDT July 9, 2021
PORTLAND, Ore. Gresham Police Ofc. James Doyle will not face criminal charges for shooting and killing 49-year-old Israel Berry, a Multnomah County grand jury determined.
Newly released body cam footage from the Gresham Police Department shows Berry drove his car at Doyle before the officer drew his weapon and fired his gun, killing Berry. The entire sequence occurred in a matter of seconds.
Police say escalating gun violence is spreading their resources thin. Author: Katherine Cook Updated: 11:22 PM PDT May 5, 2021
PORTLAND, Ore. In less than 24 hours, police in the Portland metro area responded to four shootings, two of them deadly.
Around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Gresham police officers responded Southeast 172nd and Burnside Street, where they found a man lying dead on the corner in the middle of the day.
“I m always seeing stuff going on in the neighborhood shootings, drive-bys it s constant,” said Beriane, who has lived in the neighborhood for 33 years. “It s been more gang violence, more shootings, vandalism, break-ins, car thefts. It s gotten a lot worse.