Press Release from: Clackamas Co. Sheriff's Office
SHOOTING REVIEW BOARD REVIEW COMPLETED REGARDING FOUAD KAADY
The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Shooting Review Board (SRB) has completed the review of the Fouad Kaady shooting incident and presented their findings to Sheriff Craig Roberts and Under Sheriff Charles Bowen. The SRB found that Deputy Dave Willard acted within existing rules and regulations, and according to current training. A copy of the Shooting Review Board Summary and Findings is attached to this release.
The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office has taken the following steps to continue to improve our response to critical incidents:
Crisis Intervention Team training was first presented to several employees in 2005, and more participants are scheduled for the weeklong training starting in February 2006.
Sheriff's Office personnel continue to work closely with many community groups, such as NAMI, and other government agencies such as Clackamas County Mental Health, to further develop our Crisis Intervention Team training, and to implement it department wide as well as offering the training to other law enforcement agencies.
Firearms and defensive tactics instructors are continually reviewing all critical incidents and will consult regularly with subject matter experts, in order to identify ways to constantly adapt and improve in-service training.
Defensive tactics training concentrating on ground fighting techniques and vehicle extraction techniques has been recently provided to all sworn employees as part of regular ongoing required training; this type of training will better equip members to use physical control techniques that may preclude a suspect from escalating the situation to a greater use of force.
Sheriff's Command Staff are also finalizing a policy to replace the Shooting Review Board with a Critical Incident Review Board to review all incidents, which result in death or serious injury to any party. We can learn from every situation.
Sheriff Craig Roberts stated, "On behalf of the entire Clackamas County Sheriff's Office staff, I would like to again extend our condolences to the family and friends of Fouad Kaady. Everyone involved would have hoped for a different outcome."
"After a thorough and careful review, the Shooting Review Board found no violations in the following of current Sheriff's Office policies. However, we will continue to assess our policies, procedures, training and tactics to improve public safety for all citizens of Clackamas County."
"I continue my commitment to protect all citizens, especially those who are most vulnerable. Dwindling available resources for individuals who suffer from mental illness and/or drug addiction, makes this an ongoing challenge to public safety in our community. This is why it is so critical that we look at improving the system-wide response."
"Unfortunately, when these tragic events do occur they can happen in an instant, and the training our members receive is what they rely upon. I am proud of the men and women of the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office who have to face these difficult situations day in and day out. My goal is to work together with our own members, our citizens, community groups, and other agencies to do everything we reasonably can to prevent these tragic events from occurring."
Contact Info: Detective Wendi Babst
Public Information Officer
Clackamas County Sheriff's Office
Pager: 503-237-2643
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Saturday, January 21, 2006
Friday, September 9, 2005
Clackamas County Identifies Deceased Male Subject
Press Release from: Clackamas County Sheriff's Office
2223 S. Kaen Rd.
Oregon City, OR 97045
Clackamas County Identifies Deceased Male Subject
September 9th, 2005 3:37 PM
The Clackamas County Sheriffs Office has been informed that a positive identification has been completed concerning the naked and combative male subject, who was subsequently shot and killed by police on SE 362, in Sandy.
This shooting victim is identified as: FOUAD KAADY, WMA,
01-08-78. Fouad Kaady resided in the Gresham area. No criminal history to report, or mugg photo available to publish.
Fouad Kaady is the male subject who is reported to have been involved with a series of hit and run vehicular accidents on Bluff Road, which triggered rescue personnel responding from the City of Sandy and the Clackamas County Sheriffs Office to the area.
While this response was being conducted by rescue personnel, additional reports of a citizen assault was received, in conjunction to the hit and run suspect vehicle being engulfed in flames on Bluff Road.
Reportedly, a Good Samaritan working as a surveyor in the area indicates the subject he attempted to help, who was standing naked in the woods near the flaming vehicle, and kicked him in the chest as he attempted to render aid.
Additional information has been investigated where a female witness/victim reports this naked subject had advanced from Bluff Road and was running along SE 362. This female driver reports this subject had jumped, naked onto her moving vehicle and was pounding on the sunroof of this vehicle prior to his encounter with police. This encounter did not create any addition accidents or injuries to this female driver.
A short time later Fouad Kaady engaged the Clackamas County Sheriffs Deputy and the Sandy Police Officer who had arrived in the area of SE 362. It was during this engagement Fouad Kaady was subsequently discovered to be combative and totally unresponsive to the audible law enforcement commands to comply, or the Tasering deployed by both officers on the scene.
Reportedly, Fouad Kaady was out of control and on top of the patrol vehicle for a period of time.
Fouad Kaady was shot by at least one [emphasis on at least one] of the two law enforcement officers on the scene representing the Clackamas County Sheriffs Office and the Sandy Police Department.
It is expected the officers involved will continue to be on paid Administrative leave, which is customary in these types of situations.
The involved officers names will be released in the next 24 hours.
The Oregon State Medical Examiners Office has conducted the autopsy of Fouad Kaady earlier today. The results of this autopsy examination will be released at the appropriate time when completed. Please recognize the toxicology examinations alone require at least two to three weeks to complete.
The Clackamas County Sheriffs Office is requesting if any member of the public has information related to this on going investigation to please come forward and contact the Clackamas County Sheriffs Office at 503-723-4949.
Contact Info: Detective Jim Strovink, Acting Public Information Officer Clackams County Sheriffs Office 503-237-2643
2223 S. Kaen Rd.
Oregon City, OR 97045
Clackamas County Identifies Deceased Male Subject
September 9th, 2005 3:37 PM
The Clackamas County Sheriffs Office has been informed that a positive identification has been completed concerning the naked and combative male subject, who was subsequently shot and killed by police on SE 362, in Sandy.
This shooting victim is identified as: FOUAD KAADY, WMA,
01-08-78. Fouad Kaady resided in the Gresham area. No criminal history to report, or mugg photo available to publish.
Fouad Kaady is the male subject who is reported to have been involved with a series of hit and run vehicular accidents on Bluff Road, which triggered rescue personnel responding from the City of Sandy and the Clackamas County Sheriffs Office to the area.
While this response was being conducted by rescue personnel, additional reports of a citizen assault was received, in conjunction to the hit and run suspect vehicle being engulfed in flames on Bluff Road.
Reportedly, a Good Samaritan working as a surveyor in the area indicates the subject he attempted to help, who was standing naked in the woods near the flaming vehicle, and kicked him in the chest as he attempted to render aid.
Additional information has been investigated where a female witness/victim reports this naked subject had advanced from Bluff Road and was running along SE 362. This female driver reports this subject had jumped, naked onto her moving vehicle and was pounding on the sunroof of this vehicle prior to his encounter with police. This encounter did not create any addition accidents or injuries to this female driver.
A short time later Fouad Kaady engaged the Clackamas County Sheriffs Deputy and the Sandy Police Officer who had arrived in the area of SE 362. It was during this engagement Fouad Kaady was subsequently discovered to be combative and totally unresponsive to the audible law enforcement commands to comply, or the Tasering deployed by both officers on the scene.
Reportedly, Fouad Kaady was out of control and on top of the patrol vehicle for a period of time.
Fouad Kaady was shot by at least one [emphasis on at least one] of the two law enforcement officers on the scene representing the Clackamas County Sheriffs Office and the Sandy Police Department.
It is expected the officers involved will continue to be on paid Administrative leave, which is customary in these types of situations.
The involved officers names will be released in the next 24 hours.
The Oregon State Medical Examiners Office has conducted the autopsy of Fouad Kaady earlier today. The results of this autopsy examination will be released at the appropriate time when completed. Please recognize the toxicology examinations alone require at least two to three weeks to complete.
The Clackamas County Sheriffs Office is requesting if any member of the public has information related to this on going investigation to please come forward and contact the Clackamas County Sheriffs Office at 503-723-4949.
Contact Info: Detective Jim Strovink, Acting Public Information Officer Clackams County Sheriffs Office 503-237-2643
Thursday, September 8, 2005
Clackamas County Sheriff's Office / Sandy Incident Update
Clackamas County Sheriff's Office / Sandy Incident Update
September 8th, 2005 9:10 PM
Recapping the officer involved shooting that occurred earlier on SE 362nd, in Sandy:
A reported hit and run accident was reported on Bluff Road and involved a female victim who reported she was struck from the rear in her vehicle while driving on Bluff Road at approximately 1:30 PM.
This female victim of the hit and run was transported with non-life threatening injuries and later released from medical attention.
This reported suspect vehicle was then reported to have struck at least one additional vehicle at about this same point in time, in the same area. Investigators are attempting to determine if this suspect vehicle struck additional vehicles during this same time period.
Responding rescue was then alerted to a brush fire a short distance from the initial hit and run location. It was discovered this fire was the suspect vehicle, totally involved with fire, on the south side of the roadway on Bluff Road.
In addition, a male witness reports the suspect of this hit and run suspect vehicle physically assaulted this witness near the scene of this fire. This witness described this suspect as combative and may have been armed with a handgun in the woods.
While all of this activity was being addressed: A responding Sandy Police Officer and a Clackamas County Sheriffs Deputy responded to a report of a man running naked on SE 362; a short distance from the reported hit and run location on Bluff Road, the vehicle fire and assault location.
Both the Deputy and Sandy Officer confronted this naked, male subject on SE 362 in the middle of the roadway. This subject did not respond to the law enforcement commands and was out of control. Subsequently, both the Deputy and Sandy Officer utilized a non-lethal force, in the form of a Taser gun to gain control of this subject. This deployment of the Taser did not enable these law enforcement personnel to gain control of this subject. At one point, it is reported the suspect had maneuvered himself onto the top of the patrol vehicle at the scene. It was ultimately deemed necessary, by at least one of these officers [emphasis on at least one], to transition to lethal force and shoot the subject to reduce the threat imposed. This suspect died at the scene and this investigation is continuing.
Obviously, the scope of this investigation is very involved and covers a wide area the suspect had negotiated from beginning to end, over a 30 minute time period from beginning to end.
It is expected to take considerable time to contact and interview all the known witnesses at this time, and to adequately conduct a search of the area on foot. Which includes investigators canvassing the area for additional potential witnesses.
The Sheriffs Office is encouraging anyone with information related to this series of events to please contact the Clackamas County Sheriffs Office to report this critical information.
The deceased suspect has been fingerprinted, and additional efforts to identify this individual will continue appropriately.
Please recognize the enormous scope of this ongoing investigation, which is expected to continue into the coming weekend.
As is customary in these types of investigations, the law enforcement personnel involved will be provided with Administrative leave opportunities to enable them to decompress from this traumatic experience. The names of these personnel involved will be released at an appropriate point in time.
The community where this occurred can be assured the situation is under control and no addition threat to the citizens exists from this unfortunate incident.
An investigators debriefing is expected at around noon on Friday. Detective Strovink will provide any additional information which may come available as a result of this debriefing session.
Any additional information related to this investigation will be provided to the media in a timely fashion as received by this office. [end]
Contact Info: Jim Strovink, Acting Public Information Officer Pager:503-237-2643
September 8th, 2005 9:10 PM
Recapping the officer involved shooting that occurred earlier on SE 362nd, in Sandy:
A reported hit and run accident was reported on Bluff Road and involved a female victim who reported she was struck from the rear in her vehicle while driving on Bluff Road at approximately 1:30 PM.
This female victim of the hit and run was transported with non-life threatening injuries and later released from medical attention.
This reported suspect vehicle was then reported to have struck at least one additional vehicle at about this same point in time, in the same area. Investigators are attempting to determine if this suspect vehicle struck additional vehicles during this same time period.
Responding rescue was then alerted to a brush fire a short distance from the initial hit and run location. It was discovered this fire was the suspect vehicle, totally involved with fire, on the south side of the roadway on Bluff Road.
In addition, a male witness reports the suspect of this hit and run suspect vehicle physically assaulted this witness near the scene of this fire. This witness described this suspect as combative and may have been armed with a handgun in the woods.
While all of this activity was being addressed: A responding Sandy Police Officer and a Clackamas County Sheriffs Deputy responded to a report of a man running naked on SE 362; a short distance from the reported hit and run location on Bluff Road, the vehicle fire and assault location.
Both the Deputy and Sandy Officer confronted this naked, male subject on SE 362 in the middle of the roadway. This subject did not respond to the law enforcement commands and was out of control. Subsequently, both the Deputy and Sandy Officer utilized a non-lethal force, in the form of a Taser gun to gain control of this subject. This deployment of the Taser did not enable these law enforcement personnel to gain control of this subject. At one point, it is reported the suspect had maneuvered himself onto the top of the patrol vehicle at the scene. It was ultimately deemed necessary, by at least one of these officers [emphasis on at least one], to transition to lethal force and shoot the subject to reduce the threat imposed. This suspect died at the scene and this investigation is continuing.
Obviously, the scope of this investigation is very involved and covers a wide area the suspect had negotiated from beginning to end, over a 30 minute time period from beginning to end.
It is expected to take considerable time to contact and interview all the known witnesses at this time, and to adequately conduct a search of the area on foot. Which includes investigators canvassing the area for additional potential witnesses.
The Sheriffs Office is encouraging anyone with information related to this series of events to please contact the Clackamas County Sheriffs Office to report this critical information.
The deceased suspect has been fingerprinted, and additional efforts to identify this individual will continue appropriately.
Please recognize the enormous scope of this ongoing investigation, which is expected to continue into the coming weekend.
As is customary in these types of investigations, the law enforcement personnel involved will be provided with Administrative leave opportunities to enable them to decompress from this traumatic experience. The names of these personnel involved will be released at an appropriate point in time.
The community where this occurred can be assured the situation is under control and no addition threat to the citizens exists from this unfortunate incident.
An investigators debriefing is expected at around noon on Friday. Detective Strovink will provide any additional information which may come available as a result of this debriefing session.
Any additional information related to this investigation will be provided to the media in a timely fashion as received by this office. [end]
Contact Info: Jim Strovink, Acting Public Information Officer Pager:503-237-2643
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