Police killings
2013-2020

Kelly Vern Mark Swoboda

Male, White

Date of the incident: 3/12/2014

Portland, Multnomah, OR
1217 SW Cheltenham St

An officer shot Swoboda after identifying his van as one involved in an earlier kidnapping, then stopping him and briefly exchanging gunfire. Swoboda was a fugitive and suspected of stalking women in the Portland area, and a grand jury cleared the officer of any charges following the shooting.