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October 10, 2018
Man Killed Leaving Comedy Show
Comedian
arrested in
separate incident
by D anny P eterson
t he P ortlanD o bserver
A weekend meant to lighten
the life of one man ended with his
untimely shooting death after he
exited an improv comedy show
at the Moda Center Friday. Two
other people were injured in the
shooting, and earlier that same
night, in a separate incident, one
of the comedy show’s headlin-
Dr. Mildred Ollee, a former executive dean for the Cascade
Campus of Portland Community College, has died.
Markell Jones, victim of gun violence leaving comedy show.
Comedian Katt Williams
arrested for assault on limo
driver.
ing talents, Katt Williams, was
arrested for assaulting his limo
driver and is now being sued by
the victim.
Markell Jones, 44, of Portland,
was killed by gunfire around
11:35 p.m. near the Rose Quar-
ter Transit Center after attending
the Nick Cannon’s “Wild N’ Out”
show at the Moda Center, which
Williams was slated to perform
but never did due to his unrelated
arrest.
An officer on patrol in the Rose
Quarter area heard and saw a man
firing a gun and apprehended the
person almost immediately, later
identified as Robert J James Jr., 35,
who was arrested for Jones’ mur-
der. A gun and evidence of gunfire
were also found at the scene.
During the course of the in-
vestigation, officers discovered
that Jones and another male, who
had been shot, were transported
to a nearby hospital in a car. An
C ontinueD on P age 15
The
Former PCC
Campus Dean Dies
Dr. Mildred Ollee, a former
executive dean for the Cascade
Campus of Portland Communi-
ty College in north Portland, has
died.
Dr. Ollee oversaw the build
out of a comprehensive Cas-
cade campus during her eight
years serving PCC. Because of
her work establishing and over-
seeing workforce development
programs and partnerships with
Week in Review
Shooting Death in Lents
Responding to multiple reports of gunshots in the
Lents neighborhood Sunday, police found a man
shot in the 4000 block of Southeast 94th Avenue. He
died while receiving medical treatment from emer-
gency responders. No suspects were found.
Teacher Abuse Lawsuit
A former eighth grade student at Martin Luther King
Jr. Elementary was whacked on the head with a clip-
board and called the n-word by a substitute teacher
a5 the school last October, a lawsuit from the child’s
mother against Portland Public Schools alleges. The
substitute teacher, Bruce Niemann, still works for
the district, the Oregonian reported.
Fair Investigation Promise
A fair and thorough investigation into the offi-
cer-involved shooting death of Patrick Kimmons
was promised by Police Chief Danielle Outlaw at
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a variety of agencies that led to
increased funding for the college,
then-Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongos-
ki proclaimed July 22, 2003, Mil-
dred W. Ollee day.
Ollee left Portland in 2003 to
become the president of Seat-
tle Central Community College.
Most recently she served on the
board of the Federal Way School
C ontinueD on P age 15
a Community Peace Collaborative meeting Friday.
Kimmons, a 27-year-old African American man,
was shot and killed by officers responding to shots
fired in downtown Portland last week.
Accidental Shooting
An accidental gun-firing in the cafeteria at Jason
Lee Elementary on Northeast 92nd Avenue has led
to the arrest of a Portland mom who was picking up
her child from school. Police said a gun in her bag
went off Thursday when it was dropped. Antoinette
A. Riley, 27, was charged with possessing a firearm
in a public building.
Kavanaugh Confirmation
After a dramatic partisan battle and sexual harass-
ment allegations that overshadowed the debate
about some of his controversial opinions, Brett
Kavanaugh was confirmed Saturdayfor the U.S.
Supreme Court by the Republican- led Senate. The
lifetime appointment was the second for President
Trump, creating a conservative-dominated majority
for years to come.
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