No charges for Gresham cop who fatally shot Portland man July 09 2021
Multnomah County District Attorney thanks criminal defense attorney Samuel Kauffman for serviing as an outside co-lead prosecutor on the case.
Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt announced Friday that a Multnomah County grand jury declined to charge Gresham Police Officer James Doyle for the fatal shooting of Israel Mark Berry. My office takes the work of presenting facts and evidence to a grand jury very seriously, and never more so than when the case concerns an allegation of an excessive use of force by law enforcement, Schmidt said in the July 9 announcement. In this case, after considering all evidence, the grand jury determined that Officer Doyle s conduct was lawful under the circumstances. We respect that decision, and thank the jury for its careful and thorough deliberation.
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.
More than a year after a Gresham police officer shot and killed Israel Berry, prosecutors will present the case to a Multnomah County grand jury in early July.
Just what went down when a Gresham police officer killed Israel Berry in Portland a year ago? OregonLive.com 1 hr ago Maxine Bernstein, oregonlive.com
A Gresham police officer told investigators that he feared a car would run him over when he shot at it last year in a Portland neighborhood and killed the driver, his attorney told The Oregonian/OregonLive.
But Officer James Doyle’s account doesn’t appear to fully mesh with footage from his body camera, forensic evidence and statements from other officers at the scene, according to sources familiar with the investigation.
Prosecutors are now working to bring the case to a grand jury to decide whether Doyle will face charges for his use of deadly force.