The district attorney insisted that law enforcement had followed proper procedure, and that nothing else could have been done to intervene, under current law.
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.