Jaelin James Scott

Death by Force

On a late summer evening in Portland, Oregon, the life of 16-year-old Jaelin James Scott, a Black male, was tragically cut short. On August 27, 2020, a shooting erupted at Gateway Discovery Park in the Hazelwood neighborhood, leaving four people with gunshot wounds. While three of the victims, described as young adults, were expected to survive their injuries, Jaelin succumbed to his wounds. The Oregon State Medical Examiner later confirmed that the cause of his death was a gunshot wound and rul ...Read More

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