Radio traffic around fatal police shooting of Kevin Peterson paints chaotic scene By Jessica Prokop, Columbian Assistant Metro Editor
Published: December 24, 2020, 6:00am
Share: The Clark County Sheriff s Office, Vancouver Police Department and Washington State Patrol investigate a shooting in Hazel Dell on Oct. 29. (Courtesy of KOIN 6 News)
Radio traffic from the night of the fatal police shooting of Kevin Peterson Jr. paints a chaotic scene that unfolded in about 10 minutes’ time from when he arrived until authorities approached him as he lay on the ground.
The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office on Tuesday released the audio from Clark Regional Emergency Services Agency, as the final investigative records in the shooting.
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This image released Friday by lawyers for the family of Kevin E. Peterson Jr. shows what Peterson s girlfriend saw when police picked up Peterson s phone after fatally shooting him.
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The partner of the man fatally shot by Clark County sheriff’s deputies in October provided a detailed account Friday of what she saw and heard in the moments before Kevin E. Peterson Jr. died, describing the terror in his voice, her confusion at what was happening and his last words.
Clark County deputy: Kevin Peterson Jr. pointed gun at him By Jessica Prokop, Columbian Assistant Metro Editor
Published: December 16, 2020, 6:01am
Share: The Clark County Sheriff s Office, Vancouver Police Department and Washington State Patrol investigate a shooting in Hazel Dell on Oct. 29. (Courtesy of KOIN 6 News)
One of three Clark County deputies who fired on Kevin Peterson Jr. told investigators he’s “keenly aware of today’s climate” on policing and had no intention of pulling the trigger until Peterson pointed his gun at him.
Sheriff’s Detective Jeremy Brown shot eight of the 34 rounds fired at Peterson, a 21-year-old Black man, according to an interview Brown gave to a Longview police detective on Nov. 5.
Aaron Myers, 46, was arrested and booked into the Pierce County Jail for charges of allegedly possessing and distributing child pornography, officials say.