Date: August 24, 2024
Suspect: Robert D. Seeger, 52
Bureau Member: Officer Nicholas Morales
On Saturday, August 24, 2024, at approximately 5:15 p.m., officers assigned to the Portland Police Bureau’s North Precinct responded to the 7600 block of North Portsmouth Avenue on reports of an adult male who was armed with a handgun and exhibiting erratic behavior. When officers arrived, the armed man reportedly yelled at them and chased after them before retreating and ducking behind vehicles in the parking lot of an apartment complex. Over the course of the next hour, the man, identified as Robert D. Seeger, 52, of Portland, continued exhibiting erratic behavior while armed with the handgun and even a hammer at times. PPB’s Special Emergency Reaction Team (SERT) was summoned to the area and a shelter-in-place order was issued. At approximately 6:04 p.m., before SERT engaged, an officer deployed a 40 mm less lethal round and that was followed by an officer using deadly force.
The suspect, wounded at this point, continued to disobey commands from officers. At approximately 6:17 p.m., officers deployed a K-9 and they were ultimately able to take the man into custody. The individual was transported to an area hospital with what appear to be non-life-threatening injuries.
No officers were injured in this incident. The officer who used deadly force will be placed on paid administrative leave. This is standard protocol following an officer-involved shooting.
On September 9, 2024, the Bureau released some of the body-worn camera footage of this incident.
As part of the use of force review process, the Bureau conducts an internal review of the entire incident and the case will go before the Police Review Board (PRB), which is composed of community members, Bureau members and representatives from the Independent Police Review Division.
The Portland Police Bureau's directive outlining the procedures followed after an officer-involved shooting may be found in Directive 1010.10
