Police say purchase was in the works even before officer shot, killed Tigard man
Tigard police are in the process of purchasing body-worn cameras for all officers in the department.
The body-worn cameras will include accompanying hardware that will automatically turn them on if an officer draws their gun or Taser. Additionally, Tigard will be replacing all outdated or failing dashboard-mounted cameras in police vehicles.
At a meeting last month, the Tigard City Council approved almost $1.5 million for an upgraded technology package that includes the purchase of 80 body-worn cameras.
Currently, only nine Tigard officers have been issued body cams.
Increasing the number of body cams in the police department has been a priority of the City Council. However, the shooting death of Jacob Ryan Macduff on Jan. 6 by then-Tigard police officer Gabriel Maldonado at a Tigard apartment complex has focused more attention on the matter. Officers at the scene were not equipped with body
May 18 2021
Dr. Maria Macduff said she wants to know what led to the police shooting her son, Jacob Macduff
The mother of a man shot and killed by Tigard police officers in January is still seeking answers about what happened, and says she believes her son was entering a psychotic episode when he was shot by police.
Jacob Ryan Macduff was shot and killed by Officer Gabriel Maldonado on Jan. 6, after Tigard police say officers confronted him in his truck. Police said Macduff refused to surrender and was carrying a knife.
Four months after Macduff died at the Tigard apartment complex where he lived, the family is still awaiting details of the man s death, Macduff s mother, Dr. Maria Macduff, and her attorney, Scott Levin, told reporters Monday, May 17.
DA asks Oregon AG to probe fatal Tigard police shooting May 04 2021
Washington County District Attorney Kevin Barton wants state s top prosecutor to review investigation of Jacob Macduff s slaying.
Washington County District Attorney Kevin Barton has formally requested that the Oregon attorney general s office review an investigation conducted by the Washington County Major Crimes Team into the shooting death of a Tigard man by a Tigard police officer last winter.
On Jan. 6, Tigard Officer Gabriel Maldonado shot and killed Jacob Ryan Macduff during a domestic disturbance call at a Tigard apartment complex. Police alleged at the time that Macduff had a knife and that a struggle occurred before the fatal shooting.