The case is expected to go before a grand jury in the next three to five weeks to determine whether Doyle should face criminal charges. The case has taken much longer to proceed than most investigations in Multnomah County where officers used deadly force.
Few details have been released about the shooting. Police say Doyle was assisting several Portland Police Bureau officers with a call around p. Berry, 49, died at the scene after Doyle shot him. Schmidt declined to answer questions about the investigation. Doyle was hired by Gresham in At the time of the shooting, he had more than two years of law enforcement experience. On March 11, Samuel Kauffman, who works in private practice, was sworn in as a co-lead prosecutor on the case.
Kauffman has worked as a criminal defense attorney in state and federal court, but not as a prosecutor, according to his website. Schmidt, who was elected last year, campaigned on outside investigations and reviews of police use of force and misconduct. He told OPB on Tuesday that investigations into when police use force or kill someone strain the trust between the community, police and his office. Schmidt took over as district attorney on Aug. On Oct. Maldonado shot and killed Jacob Macduff in January during what police said was a domestic violence call.
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