December 29: This story has been updated to identify the victim and clarify additional details. A man suspected of shoplifting from a Target store at Mall 205 was shot and killed by Portland police Wednesday afternoon. Police say East Precinct officers were dispatched to the department store on SE Washington Street at 3:33 pm on a complaint of a suspect trying to steal merchandise. Police said the man, identified Friday as 33-year-old Tyrone Lee Johnson.
A man suspected of shoplifting from a Target store at Mall 205 was shot and killed by Portland police Wednesday afternoon. Police say East Precinct officers were dispatched to the department store on SE Washington Street at 3:33 pm on a complaint of a suspect from a prior robbery trying to steal merchandise. According to the Portland Police Bureau (PPB), an active warrant on the man led officers to move in and arrest him in.
This year was filled with major milestones and a few missteps from Portland police, who in October found themselves under new leadership. In 2023, the number of shootings by police was down from prior years, but efforts to form a new oversight system for reviewing uses of force and misconduct is already facing opposition from police and city leadership. New (old) chief appointed Perhaps the biggest development within the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) this year.