James Tylka
Name: James Tylka
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 12/25/2016
Location: SW Bell Rd & SW Gimm Ln
Sherwood, Oregon, 97140
County: Washington
Agency: Sherwood Police Department, Tualatin Police Department, Hillsboro Police Department
Cause of Death:
Intended Use of Force:
Media summary: Police responded to reports of shots fired. Officers who arrived reportedly found a woman's corpse, police said. James Tylka was seen driving away, and police pursued. It ended with an exchange of gunfire off Hwy 99W, when Tylka was shot. Tylka also shot himself. OSP Trooper Nic Cederberg, 32, was shot multiple times. Officers Stanley Smith, Christopher Smith and Joseph Twigg of Sherwood police, Eli Sanders of Tualatin police, and Anthony Christofaro of Hillsboro police were involved. An autopsy did not determine which gunshot killed Tylka.
Unique ID: 18608
News article: Link
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