Investigation Timeliness
The Settlement Agreement with the United States Department of Justice requires investigations into police misconduct be completed in 180 days. IPR has smaller goals within the 180 days for each stage of an investigation. The City fell out of compliance with this section of the Settlement Agreement in 2020 but regained substantial compliance in the fourth quarter of 2021. IPR’s quarterly reports will include an update on timeliness as we work to maintain compliance with this section of the Agreement.
Two cases retained for investigation by IPR in 2022 Q2 were completed in under 180 days. IPR opened four other investigations in 2022 Q2 to fulfill an addendum to the Settlement Agreement that requires we investigate supervisory decisions about the 2020 protests. The scope and complexity of these cases contributed to these four investigations exceeding 180 days. These cases may branch into additional investigations as work continues.
Four investigations from 2022 Q3 and four from Q4 remain open and will be added to the chart as they close or exceed 180 days.
Each stage of an investigation has its own timeliness goal. IPR is responsible for the intake investigation (14 day goal) and retains some cases for full investigation (70 day goal). The median days taken to complete a full investigation has remained at or under 70 days the last three quarters. These numbers may change as open investigations are completed.
New Officer-Involved Shootings and In-Custody Deaths
There were three officer-involved shootings during the fourth quarter of 2022.
Jeremy J. Rieck was shot on October 14th, 2022 after a caller reported someone was chasing people with a knife.
Antoine Young was shot on November 7th, 2022 after officers responded to reports of someone setting fire to a vehicle. The Bureau reported Young was armed and activated its Special Emergency Reaction Team and Crisis Negotiation Team to take Young into custody after he was struck.
Immanueal Jaquez Clark-Johnson was shot on November 19th, 2022 and died from his injuries after hospitalization. Officers responded to a report of an armed robbery and contacted a vehicle similar to the description of the vehicle involved. An officer shot Clark-Johnson during the attempted contact with the occupants.
Updates and Publications
- IPR updated online dashboards about complaints: (https://www.portland.gov/ipr/charts/police-misconduct-complaints-0) and allegations: (https://www.portland.gov/ipr/charts/police-misconduct-allegations-3).