Yesterday, Commissioner Leonard posted his view of the tragic shooting death of Aaron Campbell, which exposed the failure of the Police Bureau to correct basic communication deficiencies in almost identical circumstances surrounding the shooting of Raymond Gwerder in 2005.
Today's Oregonian includes an article by Maxine Bernstein that provides the most detailed information to date on the events of that day. The released details paint an even more alarming and gut-wrenching picture of the tragedy, which is compounded by the fact that simple communication measures taken by the Police Bureau could have prevented it.