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Published 12:00 am Monday, April 9, 2018
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Suspect killed at homeless shelter — Portland Police Chief Danielle Outlaw cautioned the public Sunday to reserve judgment after a video purportedly showing several officers fatally firing on a carjacking suspect at a homeless shelter made its way online. While responding to a report of a crash Saturday night, Portland officers learned that a car involved had been stolen in a carjacking earlier in the day, said police spokesman Sgt. Chris Burley. Police found the man they believed to be the driver inside the nearby Cityteam Ministries Portland Shelter in southeast Portland. Officers received reports the man might be armed, but it has not yet been determined if he had a weapon at the time of the shooting. Police did not say what prompted officers to shoot. The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene. No officers or bystanders were injured. A few witnesses to the shooting told The Oregonian newspaper the police were justified in taking lethal action; they said the man had gone into the shelter and was slashing and stabbing himself with a knife before lunging at officers. The identity of the suspect has not been released. An Alcoholics Anonymous meeting had just begun at the time of the shooting.