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Portland approves $600,000 in police shooting Terrell Johnson was killed by a Portland Police Bureau officer in Southeast Portland in 2017. The City Council approved a $600,000 settlement Wednesday, July 21 in a wrongful death lawsuit over the Portland police killing of Terrell Johnson in 2017. On May 10, 2017, Officer Samson Ajir shot and killed Johnson, 24, at a MAX light rail station in Southeast Portland. At the time, Johnson was experiencing a mental health crisis, according to attorney Juan Chavez, who represents Johnson's family. The city's attorney has disputed that. Johnson...

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Lawyers for the family of a 24-year-old man announced this week that they’ve reached a settlement with the city of Portland for a police shooting in 2017 that left Terrell Johnson dead.

Police said Ofc. Ajir Samson shot Johnson after he approached him with a knife during a foot chase near the TriMet Flavel Street Transit Station on May 10, 2017.