Police killings
2013-2020

David Wayne Downs

Male, White

Date of the incident: 6/9/2019

Portland, Multnomah, OR
1331 NW Lovejoy St

Officers responded just before 10 a.m. to a report of a disturbance involving a man with a knife and an explosive device. They confronted a man in the stairwell of an office and parking building, where an allegedly altercation broke out. Officers reportedly used less-lethal weapons before shooting and killing David Downs.