Hunting trip shooting prompts Portland chief's removal
Source: Associated Press
Hunting trip shooting prompts Portland chief's removal
Kristena Hansen, Associated Press
Updated 7:12 pm, Wednesday, May 25, 2016
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland's police chief was placed on paid administrative leave this week after revelations he may have initially lied to authorities about shooting a friend in the lower back during an April 21 hunting trip in eastern Oregon.
Chief Larry O'Dea stepped aside at the request Mayor Charlie Hales after multiple agencies began probes about a week ago into the shooting.
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The controversy stems from how O'Dea characterized the incident to deputies at the scene — a "self-inflicted" accident by the victim — versus his description to Hales — a "negligent discharge" of the chief's .22 caliber rifle — four days later, according to officials from Harney County, Portland Police and the mayor's office.
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The shooting took place roughly 65 miles south of Harney County's Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, the site of an armed occupation by anti-government militants earlier this year.
Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Hunting-trip-shooting-prompts-Portland-chief-s-7945878.php
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