PORTLAND, OR. (THECOUNT) — Portland State University police are being accused of shooting and killing Good Samaritan, Jason Washington, who was trying to break up a fight outside a sports bar early Friday.
Multiple witnesses told local reporters that Washington, whose age was not provided, was trying to intervene to help stop a fight at 1:30 a.m. Friday outside a local bar when he was shot and killed by arriving campus police. The fatal shooting has sparking outrage and protests against the university’s armed police force.
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Witnesses told reporters that Washington was trying to break up a fight. During the scuffle, a gun fell out of his holster, witnesses told the news station, and when he reached for it, officers fired at him.
Witnesses said the man, whom they identified as Jason Washington, was fatally shot by campus police after a fight at 1:30 a.m. Friday outside a local bar.
The Multnomah County, Oregon, Medical Examiner’s office also identified the deceased as Jason Washington. Portland police said in a statement there was an “officer-involved shooting” at that time outside the Cheerful Tortoise bar, but did not identify the person who was shot. source
Portland police said in a statement that officers and medical personnel responded to the scene, and “determined the subject was deceased.” No other officers or community members were injured in the incident, police said.
This is a developing story.