“Officer-Involved Shooting in Gresham: Victim Identified as Bobby Smallwood, Investigation Continues”

By | August 7, 2023

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The officers involved in the deadly force incident in Gresham on July 22, 2023, have been identified as Officer Justin Thurman, Officer Timothy Hoerauf, and Officer Seth Wingfield. The investigation is ongoing and being led by the East County Major Crimes Team and the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office. The Portland Police Bureau will conduct an internal review of the incident, and the case will go before the Police Review Board. The names of the officers involved will be released within 15 days. Portland Police reported

On August 6, 2023, the Portland Police Department released the names of the officers involved in a deadly force incident that took place in Gresham on July 22, 2023. The officers were identified as Officer Justin Thurman, Officer Timothy Hoerauf, and Officer Seth Wingfield. They have been placed on administrative leave while the investigation is ongoing. The investigation is being led by the East County Major Crimes Team and the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office.

The Portland Police Bureau will conduct an internal review of the entire incident, including the initial response, resources requested, tactics used, and post-shooting actions, as part of the use of force review process. The case will also go before the Police Review Board, which is composed of community members, Bureau members, and representatives from the Independent Police Review Division. The procedures followed after an officer-involved shooting can be found in the Portland Police Bureau directive.

Once the investigation and legal process are complete, the investigative files and any grand jury transcripts will be made available on the Bureau’s Open Data page. Information about past officer-involved shootings can also be found on the page.

In a separate incident, the City of Portland experienced a number of high-profile critical incidents in the past week. The first incident was a shooting at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center. The Portland Police Department has released a detailed timeline of the events based on computer-aided dispatch entries. The timeline provides specific details of the response and actions taken by officers.

It is important to note that the times listed in the timeline may not reflect the exact timing of the events, but rather when the information was entered into the dispatch system. The entire CAD printout is 122 pages long, covering the period from the initial 911 call to the officer-involved shooting in Gresham.

The investigation into the hospital shooting incident is ongoing, and the Portland Police Department will release information related to the officer-involved shooting when appropriate, following the investigation and Grand Jury Process. The names of the officers involved will be released within 15 days, according to policy.

The investigation into the officer-involved shooting in Gresham is being led by the East County Major Crimes Team. Three Portland Police officers used deadly force in this incident. The Gresham Police Department will be the lead agency for information related to that incident. Northeast 181st Avenue is currently closed between East Burnside Street and Northeast Glisan Street as part of the investigation.

Anyone with information about the officer-involved shooting in Gresham is urged to contact Detective Fred Huffman or Detective Lindsay Friderich of the Gresham Police Department. Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler’s staff has been briefed on the situation..