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Vigil Honors Japan Victims
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Kayo Lackey and Earnest Migaki pay their respects to the victims o f Japan's earthquake and
tsunami during a candlelight vigil Friday at Pioneer Courthouse Square. The fundraising event,
organized by Mana Morimoto, a Portland Community College student, packed the downtown land­
mark with hundreds o f people.
Victim’s Family Sues Police
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City accused
of withholding
evidence
The city of Portland is fighting a
request for information related to the
police shooting of Aaron Campbell,
a man who died in January last year as
a result of a police shooting at the
Sandy Terrace Apartments on North­
east Sandy Boulevard.
Campbell’s family is preparing to
file a wrongful death lawsuit and
wants to see police reports and in­
formation about a confidential in­
formant.
Campbell's mother, Marva Davis,
and other information relating to the
police bureau’s internal investiga­
tion of the shooting, which resulted
in the termination of officer Ronald
Frashour in November.
Frashour was fired for shooting
Campbell in the back with an assault
rifle during the standoff in which
Campbell appeared suicidal, but was
allegedly in the process of surren­
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dering to police.
also accuses police of harassing,
Police representatives character­
hostile and deceptive behavior af­ ized the shooting as “suicide by
ter the shooting.
cop,” and a grand jury found no
The city says the information is reason to convict Frashour with a
not relevant.
crime. But the grand jury also blasted
Lawyers for the Campbell family, the police review of the incident and
according to a report in The Orego­ wrote “Campbell should not have
nian, are requesting police reports died that day” in its final report.
Gang-Related Shootings Investigated
Police are in v estig atin g a pair
o f w eekend sh ootings they say
ap p ear to be asso c iated w ith
g a n g s.
The bedroom of a 13-year-old
boy was sprayed w ith bullets
about 1 a.m. on Saturday. Eigh­
teen bullets were recovered from
the home in the 800 block o f North­
east 94th Avenue.
P olice said the resid en ce had
seven children inside at the tim e,
but no one was hurt. T he 13-
y ear-o ld avoided in ju ry by b e ­
ing in the bathroom at the tim e
o f the shooting.
The other incident took place in
the 7000 block of Northeast 9th
Avenue during an after-hours party
on Sunday.
Three men were shot and suf­
fered non life-threatening injuries.
The shooting took place shortly
after 4 a.m.
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