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LEWTON, Ryan
On Jan 29, 2010, Officer Ryan Lewton shot
Aaron Campbell in back with bean-bag shotgun
while his hands were behind his head. Campbell's
reaction to being shot would then be used as
justification for Officer Ron Frashour to shoot
him in the back with live ammunition, killing
him.
From the Portland Mercury, February 25, 2010:
454 pages of grand jury transcripts released
Thursday, February 18, show that the incident
which precipitated Campbell's shooting—the
Ryan Lewton
decision by Officer Ryan Lewton to fire a
beanbag round at Campbell's back—was apparently without justification under
bureau policy, since Campbell was only offering passive resistance at the time
["Campbell Shooting: Grand Jury Transcript Raises Fresh Concerns," Blogtown,
Feb 19].
Campbell emerged from his apartment walking backward with his hands
interlaced behind his head.
"He kept his hands where they were, kept them on his head," said Officer
David Kemple, a grand jury witness. "And he just—he wasn't doing... and he wasn't
doing anything."
"He just stands there," Officer Lewton told the grand jury. "And that's when I
fired my first beanbag—first beanbag round at him."
The Portland Mercury, February 25, 2010: “Curiouser and Curiouser Campbell
Shooting: New Facts from Down the Rabbit Hole”
“Portland police documents detail Aaron Campbell's shooting”
The Oregonian, February 16, 2010