Deputy acted in self defense when he shot, killed man in Happy Valley, grand jury rules
Authorities said Jeremiah Lee Wright was armed with a gun when he stopped and turned toward the deputy during a foot chase on June 7. Author: KGW Staff Updated: 4:35 PM PDT July 15, 2021
HAPPY VALLEY, Ore. A grand jury decided that a Clackamas County sheriff s deputy who shot and killed a suspect in Happy Valley on June 7 acted in self defense.
The suspect, Jeremiah Lee Wright, was armed with a gun when he stopped and turned toward Deputy Casey Newton during a foot chase, and he refused to obey the deputy s commands to drop it, according to the Clackamas County District Attorney s Office.