US EditionPortland, Oregon, to pay $3.75M to estate of unarmed man fatally shot by police
MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON, AUG 8 – Portland City Council unanimously approved the largest settlement in its history to resolve a wrongful-death lawsuit over a fatal police shooting involving mistaken identity.
- Portland City Councilors unanimously approved a $3.75 million settlement on Thursday with the estate of Immanueal Clark, a Black man shot and killed by police in November 2022.
- The shooting occurred after officers mistakenly identified Clark's sedan as involved in an armed robbery reported by a 911 caller who described the suspects as white, while Clark was Black and fleeing on foot.
- Officer Christopher Sathoff discharged his AR-15 rifle three times, believing Clark might have been carrying a weapon as he appeared to reach into his pockets while fleeing, despite no established probable cause connecting Clark to the robbery.
- Internal affairs investigators found Sathoff violated bureau policy, but a grand jury cleared him of criminal wrongdoing in 2023, and the Police Review Board narrowly voted 4-3 the shooting was within policy.
- Councilors criticized police training and the delayed medical aid to Clark, while calling attention to racial disparities, with Green stating, “We cannot tolerate this anymore,” and Smith noting the shooting highlighted treatment differences of Black and white Portlanders.
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