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Starting Friday, anyone seeking a COVID-19 vaccination can walk in to the Oregon Convention Center and get a shot without an appointment. https://t.co/ksPdn4SAsm OPB (@OPB) May 6, 2021
• The members of around 40 organizations including Chelsea Clinton! are calling for Oregon s Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum to grant relief to prisoners who were convicted in the state by non-unanimous juries. an old-timey, racist practice that has been overturned by the Supreme Court. So is Rosenblum gonna do it or what? Our Blair Stenvick has a great explainer about what s involved.
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Mercury that because his office often works with police officers when prosecuting other cases, it makes sense to bring in a lawyer with fewer ties to police to work on this case.
• While Oregon still isn t in a great spot regarding our COVID-19 spike, there is good news: The country as a whole is seeing cases drop significantly, and hospitalizations are going down even in the worst-hit places.
• The wave of anti-Asian hate in the United States continues:
Two Asian American women were stabbed by a stranger while waiting at a San Francisco bus stop. It s the latest in a string of violent attacks on Asian Americans across the US.https://t.co/8sxo2vW3lQ
‘Absolutely frustrating’: Witnesses waiting to testify 11 months after deadly police shooting
Nearly one year after a Gresham police officer shot and killed Israel Berry in Southeast Portland, the investigation remains unresolved with few public details. Author: Kyle Iboshi (KGW) Updated: 7:02 PM PDT May 4, 2021
PORTLAND, Ore. Julie Goss spoke with a detective within a week of witnessing the deadly police shooting of Israel Berry on May 31, 2020. Goss said she was so close to the deadly encounter in Southeast Portland she could smell gun powder.
“The officers jumped out of their cars, immediately got into a shooting stance and opened fire. He was shot five times through his windshield,” explained Goss.
Multnomah County DA taps criminal defense lawyer to serve as co-prosecutor in review of 2020 Gresham police fatal shooting oregonlive.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from oregonlive.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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.