A Multnomah County grand jury ruled Wednesday that there wasn't enough evidence to charge Portland Police Officer Curtis Brown with a crime for fatally shooting Michael Ray Townsend outside a Lloyd District hotel in June. Records show that Townsend called 911 from a Motel 6 lobby on NE Holladay St. on Thursday, June 24, and told operators that has was considering suicide. The call drew an ambulance and members of both the Portland Police Bureau.
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