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video shows the confrontation wh
a shoplifting suspect that got a
Vancouver police officer charged
with assault. Plus, I just saw
her body stiffen and I didn't
know what was happening. A famiy
pleads for answers after a bullet struck
their two year old daughter. And later.
The sooner you get people to ca,
the sooner that you have a
chance of them surviving. More
ambulance delays leave patients stranded.
The security guard attacked in
downtown Portland who had to fid
his own ride to the hospital.
And we start tonight with
criminal charges filed against
a Vancouver police officer.
Thanks so much for joining us.
I'm Brittany Fulkers.
The officer tased A shoplifting suspect,
then exposed him and made a graphic threat.
Our Catherine Cook is live in
The Newsroom with the details.
Catherine Freddie,
Vancouver Police tonight released copies
of body camera and surveillance video
from the incident.
A warning. The language is grapc
and the video is hard to watch.
We're showing it to help provide
context to the situation.
The Vancouver officer is now
charged with fourth degree assa.
Hey, go ahead and stop for me.
Vancouver police body Cam video
shows what happened outside this
Vancouver Walmart on May 21st.
The man in the Gray hoodie was
suspected of shoplifting from
the store in the parking lot.
The two officers on scene say
he refused to stop for them.
One grabbed his arm and
brought him to the ground.
About 30 seconds later,
before they could handcuff him,
the man jumps up.
Police say the suspect punched e
officer in the face and kicked another
in the chest during the struggl.
Once they got him back on the ground,
Officer Andrea Mendoza deployed
a Taser on the suspects back.
Then the video shows Officer Mea
pulling down his pants and threatening
to use the Taser on his genital.
The suspects shirt winds up over
his face and you can hear him
tell officers he can't breathe.
Right After the incident,
doctors evaluated the
suspect at the hospital.
He was then booked on 3rd degree
assault and theft charges.
Vancouver's police chief wouldnt
comment further today but did
release this video statement.
The actions of the officer who deployed
the Taser in this video are disturbing.
I want to emphasize to the
community that my expectation
is that at all
times our personnel served the public
with professionalism, compassiod
respect while charges were filed more
than two months after the incid,
the chief says this use of force
case was flagged by his supervir
just days after it happened.
As soon as they reviewed the vi,
the officer was then put on administrative
leave and the Clark County Shers
Office started investigating.
They then referred the case
to the prosecutor's office,
which filed the 4th degree
assault charge this week.
Late tonight, the union that represents
Vancouver officers released a statement
calling the charges baseless.
They say Officer Mendoza was
just doing her job and after
being assaulted by the suspect,
had only a few reasonable optios
left to get him to comply.
Brittany. All right, Catherine. Thank you,
Beaverton Police have identifiee
suspect who shot and critically injured
a Washington County Sheriff's deputy.
He's 34 year old. Christopher James Graves
Court documents show Graves was being
evicted for not paying May rent or utilities.
This all started Wednesday morning at
the Forest Rim Apartments in Tualatin.
Authorities say Graves shot at deputies as
they tried to serve him the eviction notice.
One deputy was shot multiple tis
and is still in the hospital to.
The others were not hurt.
I heard shouting.
It was pretty bad.
You know the I heard shouting,
I heard banging, I heard you kn,
then I the next thing you know,
a few seconds later I heard thre
gunshots go off and then it I hd
three more almost immediately. r
about two hours after the shoot,
Graves was found dead inside his apartment.
It's still unclear if he died fm
a self-inflicted gunshot wound r
returned gunfire from law enforcement.
Tonight, parents of a 2 year old share a
heartbreaking and traumatic experience.
Their daughter struck by a falling bullet at
a 4th of July celebration and independence.
Since then, they say that their family is
forever changed and now they're pleading
for the person responsible to come forward.
Alma McCarty met up with the coe
at a park in Albany where they
shared the disturbing story. Al,
Yeah and Brittany.
Samantha and Zach are not sharing their
last name nor their daughter's ,
and we are hiding their identits
because they fear for their saf.
While their toddler survived,
it is recovering.
The memories of what was once a
favorite family holiday are now
tarnished as they replay the ter
of those moments over and over again.
A warning, this may be
disturbing to some viewers
on a holiday like the 4th of Ju,
what better place to celebrate
than the town of Independence? R
you know, it's so safe and that'll be
great and we were having a real,
really nice day together.
Samantha and Zach took their two year
old daughter for a day full of ,
knowing she'd especially
love the fireworks display.
Having seen the spectacle a year prior. She
just went nuts. She was like ev,
you know, 2 seconds. Wow, wow.
Just like over and just a little
year old, you know, tiny voice..
But this year on the walk back to the car,
something struck the child sittg
in her wagon on Monmouth St.
between 2nd and Main.
I just saw her body stiffen andI
didn't know what was happening.
Once she got her breath back,
she started to scream.
And I've never, I've never heard
her scream like that before,
Samantha recalls. The next mome,
a nurse running over to help,
a frantic dash to the car,
the ride to the hospital.
They got her back right away
and started working on her,
and as they were tearing her cls
off to get access to everything,
the bullet fell out of her pajama pants.
And the way that it hit the bed,
I like, I it replays in my nightmares.
A bullet from shots fired into e
air rained down and hit her daur
in the leg just above the knee.
And they broke her spirit and
they traumatized our family.
And it's not possible to,
like, put into words what
we've been feeling since then.
Independence Police are actively
investigating what they're callg
the negligent discharge of a firearm.
No arrests at this time. These parents,
still reeling from the incident,
hope someone will step up and te
responsibility for their actionn
order for them to feel safe agan
shooting into the air in a crowded city.
Even if you were think you
were towards you know the end.
You know, city limits or whatever puts
everybody around you within miln
immediate and unpredictable per.
They're deadly weapons.
They can be used safely,
and if they're used safely,
no one gets hurt.
If you're stupid with it,
you're going to hurt someone.
You're going to kill someone.
Samantha and Zach are working
with officers to get answers,
in this case, asking anyone with
information to come forward.
This incident happened just
after 10:30 PM on July 4th.
The family is also advocating for gun safety,
especially training,
hoping to spread the word.
That's something that might seem harmless,
is reckless, dangerous and dead,
Brittany. It's
just negligence there,
and you just feel for that fami.
Thank you so much Alma.
Well, let's get you caught up
on tonight's other headlines.
Portland fire is mopping up a
brush fire in Northeast Portlan.
This is video from the scene on
Marine Drive just West of I2O5.
That fire started just before 9 and was
extinguished and contained within an hour.
Crews are now mopping up hotspots and
trying to figure out how it sta.
No asbestos has been detected ad
samples taken from debris left y
the Kmart fire in Northeast Portland.
That's according to the EPA and Oregon
Department of Environmental Qua.
The EPA says 11 debris samples
and 16 air samples tested negate
for the harmful chemicals.
Officials are still advising,
though,
that you take precautions if yoe
cleaning up debris in your neighborhood.
That includes wearing a mask,
picking it up with disposable
gloves and gently soaking it bee
placing it in a garbage bag.
Good news when it comes to
affordable housing in the state.
Oregon Housing and Community Services
say they've surpassed their goao
fund 25,000 affordable rental h.
OHCS said that that's five times
as much as last year.
We're only 5000 units were fund.
This comes after the Oregon Stability
Council approved the most recent
funding awards earlier this mon.
Today,
Oregon Governor Tina Kotak signd
several bills related to housing
and homelessness in the state.
Some highlights include more
than $100 million in funding for
shelter and housing services and
$55 million in rental assistanc.
House Bill 3395 aims to encourae
affordable housing constructiony
easing some zoning restrictions.
One of the bills also caps annul
rent increases at 10% before
the law allowed for raises of 7%
plus the rate of inflation.
As for other past bills,
including the pump your own gas bill,
a lot of people are following that one.
Tomorrow is the deadline for the
governor to announce any vetoes,
and the unsigned bills that are
not not vetoed would become law.