Ollie B. Russell
Name: Ollie B. Russell
Age: 73
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 10/10/2000
Location: 6200 block Northeast 15th Avenue
Portland, Oregon, 97211
County: Multnomah
Agency: Portland Police Bureau
Cause of Death: Asphyxiated/Restrained
Intended Use of Force: Less-than-lethal force
Media summary: In the middle of the night, an irrational Russell shot his own 26-year-old granddaughter in the shoulder, seriously wounding her. Police arrived and entered the house to remove four young children but Russell refused to leave and began an armed standoff. The house caught fire after tear gas canisters were shot in. He was found inside, dead of smoke inhalation.
Unique ID: 525
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