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.
UMaine valedictorian Bailey West embarking on a journey to make a difference through research
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University of Maine valedictorian Bailey West. (Courtesy University of Maine)
ORONO University of Maine valedictorian Bailey West is impassioned by scientific research. She has been, in fact, since her days as a student at Searsport District High School.
West has been involved in research since high school, first with scientists at the Jackson Laboratory, MDI Biological Laboratory and Maine Medical Center, and then at UMaine with professor Dr. Julie Gosse.
At UMaine, West’s primary research, serving as her honors thesis project, has been in the toxicology lab under the instruction of Dr. Gosse studying an antibacterial chemical known as cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) which is used extensively in personal-care products. Her honors thesis is titled, “Oral-care antimicrobial cetylpyridinium chloride inhibits mast cell function: role of tyrosine phosphorylation ca
‘Absolutely frustrating’: Witnesses waiting to testify 11 months after deadly police shooting
Nearly one year after a Gresham police officer shot and killed Israel Berry in Southeast Portland, the investigation remains unresolved with few public details. Author: Kyle Iboshi (KGW) Updated: 7:02 PM PDT May 4, 2021
PORTLAND, Ore. Julie Goss spoke with a detective within a week of witnessing the deadly police shooting of Israel Berry on May 31, 2020. Goss said she was so close to the deadly encounter in Southeast Portland she could smell gun powder.
“The officers jumped out of their cars, immediately got into a shooting stance and opened fire. He was shot five times through his windshield,” explained Goss.