Investigators suspect Oregon City police officer shot in eye in weekend chase, shootout
Updated May 10, 5:15 PM;
Posted May 10, 5:13 PM
Oregon City Officer Chris Brosseau underwent surgery to remove what appears to be a metal object from his eye.
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An Oregon City police officer suffered a serious eye injury likely from gunfire by the suspect during a chase and shootout Saturday on Oregon 213, according to the police chief.
Investigators believe Officer Chris Brosseau was injured when Gerald Leroy Barnes II fired on police, said Chief Jim Band.
Brosseau, who has worked for the agency for 31/2 years, was placing spike strips to help Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office deputies stop Barnes when he was injured.
Oregon City officer may lose vision from suspect s bullet
Chris Brosseau partially blinded by fleeing suspect s gunfire, OCPD reports
Oregon City Officer Chris Brosseau may lose vision in one eye, due to a fleeing suspect s gunfire on May 8, OCPD Capt. Shaun Davis said.
Brosseau, an OCPD officer for more than three years, underwent surgery to remove a metal object from his eye and was released from the hospital the following morning. Davis said that Brosseau is receiving excellent medical care from eye specialists who hope to restore his vision as he recovers from home.
Police say that the driver of the suspect vehicle, Gerald Leroy Barnes II, discharged a firearm multiple times at law enforcement officers, as Brosseau was setting up spike strips on Highway 213 just south of Redland Road. According to OCPD, forensic investigation on the piece of metal removed from Brosseau s eye is working to confirm whether the material was a piece of shattered bullet shot by Barnes.
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The suspect and an officer were injured during the incident on Highway 213. Author: KGW Staff Updated: 12:14 AM PDT May 9, 2021
OREGON CITY, Ore. A police pursuit ended in a shooting on Highway 213 Saturday night.
According to the Clackamas County Sheriff s Office, the chase stopped at 6:46 pm on the I-205 on-ramp from Highway 213 in Oregon City.
The sheriff s office is not saying yet who fired shots, just that officers were involved in a shooting.
The suspect was injured and taken to the hospital. The sheriff s office says he was treated and released to investigators later in the night.
An Oregon City Police officer, helping in the pursuit, was also hurt. He was taken to the hospital with a serious, but not life-threatening injury.
Officer, suspect wounded in Oregon police chase shooting
May 9, 2021 GMT
OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) A chase involving police in northern Oregon ended with gunshot injuries for an officer and suspect.
The Oregon City officer had serious but not life threatening injuries. The suspect was treated at a hospital and released to police after the chase Saturday evening, according to the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office.
Sheriff’s officials hadn’t identified the officer or suspect.
The chase ended at an Interstate 205 North on-ramp near Oregon City, KOIN-TV reports.
The chase investigation closed nearby Oregon Route 213 for a time.
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