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Old December 7, 2001, 10:30 AM   #18
David Park
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Join Date: June 29, 2001
Location: Alexandria, VA
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I love when people say we don't have all the facts, but don't take 10 minutes to search the web to see if there are more facts available. If you click the link in the first post, you will see that the story has been updated. The dead man's family is planning a wrongful death suit against the sherrif's office.

Also, here's another news article from the Oregonian:
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A Beaverton-area man who was fatally shot Saturday night by a Washington County Sheriff's deputy was identified Sunday as Rodney Ray Layman, 31.

Layman was shot twice in the chest, according to the Oregon State Medical Examiner's office.

He was shot during a 10 p.m. traffic stop in the parking lot of the Castlewood Arms Apartments, 13555 S.W. Jenkins Road, authorities said. He was taken to Legacy Emanuel Hospital & Health Center, where he was pronounced dead.

The deputy reportedly had tried to make a traffic stop of a red 1995 Dodge pickup truck near Southwest Brightwood Street and Jenkins Road. The motorist did not stop, but ended at a dead-end in the apartment complex, said Sandy James, the sheriff's information officer.

James said that there was some kind of altercation during which Layman got out of the truck and approached the patrol car. Layman, she said, was unarmed.

No details were released of what prompted the deputy, who has not been identified, to shoot.

Layman has an extensive criminal history in both Oregon and Washington, according to prison and court records, including assaults, robbery and multiple felony convictions for driving while his license was suspended or revoked.

At the time of the shooting, Layman's driver's license was suspended, authorities said, and he was carrying an Oregon-issued state identification card. He was the subject of a felony no-bail warrant from the state of Washington on a possession of drugs charge.

The deputy is on administrative leave pending the investigation, which still is under way.

-- John Painter Jr.
http://www.oregonlive.com/metronorth...1291573388.xml
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