Senate Bill 111 requires when deadly physical force is used by police officers that a separate agency investigate the incident.
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But I don’t think that it assists everybody to comprehend the quality of each of these horrific activities much better to give attention to beliefs instead of important facts (specially when it’s a testing psychopath’s kind we’re speaking about). (Randy L. Rasmussen/The Oregonian via AP) First responders transport an injured person following a shooting incident at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon October 1, 2015. Sgt. Joe Kaney, a 23-year veteran of the department, and Det.
The attack in this rural timber town was the worst mass shooting in Oregon history.
Kaney and Spingath are detectives, and wear suits, so neither had any body armor as they ran toward Snyder.
Wesenberg said once the detectives shot the shooter, he didn’t hurt or kill any other students.
The DA said that seconds later the two police officers felt they had a good target and fired three rounds at the shooter.
Kaney and Spingath ran towards the sound of the gunfire and spotted the shooter in the entrance to Snyder Hall. The details came in a brief press conference, the upshot of which was that Kaney and Spingath won’t face charges for shooting Harper-Mercer. Two rounds hit a wall and the third hit the shooter in his right side.
The shooter then re-entered the building, went back into the classroom and shot and killed himself, Wesenberg said. The officers had little regard for their personal safety and saved many people that day with their heroic acts.
The plainclothes detectives, who were about 5 miles away, and two state police troopers were the first to respond to 911 calls about the mass shooting.
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Roseburg Police Chief Jim Burge said the actions of his officers likely prevented more bloodshed.
“I want everyone to know of the selfless acts of these officers that they made in responding to this scene” Hanlin said.
Together, the highly decorated pair has almost 40 years of experience with the Roseburg Police Department. In 2005, the detective was awarded a medal of honor and purple heart by the Oregon Peace Officers Association after a shooting in which he suffered an ankle wound.
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Detective Todd Spingath is a United States Air Force veteran and has been employed with the Roseburg Police Department for 16 years.
