In Oregon, students at Portland State University are calling on administrators to disarm campus police, three months after a pair of officers fatally shot 45-year-old Jason Washington as he tried to break up a bar fight on campus. Police body cam video of the killing shows campus police officers Shawn McKenzie and James Dewey opening fire on Washington with nine bullets, after a handgun Washington was wearing on his hip fell from its holster during a tussle. Earlier this month a grand jury declined to indict the officers over the killing. Portland State University’s Board of Trustees voted in 2015 to arm campus police officers; students at PSU have set up an Occupy-style encampment outside the campus security office, demanding they reverse the policy.
Portland State Students Call for Disarming Police After Fatal Shooting
HeadlineSep 27, 2018