City poised to pay $2 million to settle suit in fatal Portland police shooting of 17-year-old Quanice Hayes 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.
Portland poised to pay $2 million to settle suit stemming from police fatal shooting By Maxine Bernstein, oregonlive.com
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The city is poised to pay $2 million to the family of 17-year-old Quanice Hayes, a suspect in an armed robbery and attempted carjacking who Portland police shot and killed four years ago, under a settlement reached in a federal civil rights lawsuit.
Hayes’ lawyers argued that Hayes was not a threat when killed on Feb. 9, 2017, but on his knees unarmed and moving forward in an attempt to lie prone on the ground in response to commands from some officers.
The suit contends police acted unreasonably with excessive force when Officer Andrew Hearst shot Hayes three times with an AR-15 rifle after police confronted Hayes outside a Northeast Portland home.
Dr. T. Allen Bethel, longtime Portland pastor and civil rights leader, has died
Updated Dec 22, 2020;
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Dr. T. Allen Bethel, a longtime Portland pastor and civil rights leader, has died. He was 67.
The reverend’s family announced his death on social media Monday. The cause wasn’t disclosed, and funeral arrangements are pending.
Bethel pastored the Maranatha Church in Northeast Portland’s Sabin neighborhood for 26 years, according to the church, and most recently held the title of pastor emeritus. He was also president of the Albina Ministerial Alliance, which works to assure oversight of the Portland Police Bureau.
Bethel was hailed by the Skanner News as “one of the most influential civil rights leaders in Portland history.” And Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said he “was a strong and eloquent voice in Portland who brought grace and wisdom in his work for justice and a stronger community.”