Milwaukie Police Fatally Shoot Man Who Reportedly Had a Knife

The incident is being investigated by the Clackamas County Major Crimes Team and the Clackamas County District Attorney's office.

Salem-News.com

(MILWAUKIE, Ore.) - Two Milwaukie, Oregon Police officers shot and killed a man in the line of duty Tuesday. It happened around 4:24 p.m. at the Northridge Condos on SE Freeman Way, according to Officer Kevin Krebs with Milwaukie P.D.

He says the Milwaukie officers were responding to a welfare check involving a male subject who was bleeding and armed with a knife.

Krebs explained that the officers arriving on the scene, were confronted by that same male adult who reportedly had a knife. It happened in the parking lot of the condominiums.

"Officers clearly communicated to the subject to drop the knife, commands the subject ignored. Fearing for their safety the officers responded and the subject was fatally wounded after being shot by the officers," Krebs said.

The man killed by police was a resident of the condominium who police have not yet identified, Krebs said.

"The two officers, both veterans of the department, were placed on paid administrative leave, as is normal until the outcome of the investigation."

The incident is being investigated by the Clackamas County Major Crimes Team and the Clackamas County District Attorney's office.

The names of the victim and the officers are not being released at this time.