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Robert Earl Vaughan

Case from Springfield, OR dated Jul 18, 2017

Victim Details

Robert Earl Vaughan

Male

Springfield

OR

2017-07-18

70

Robert

Earl Vaughan

07/07/2026

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On July 18, 2017, in Springfield, Oregon, 70-year-old Robert Vaughan was fatally shot by police officers responding to reports of gunfire in his yard. Earlier that day, Vaughan had fired a handgun three times from his property and reportedly told a neighbor he wanted officers to come and kill him.

When officers arrived, Vaughan was inside his residence. He pointed a gun through his kitchen window at the responding officers, prompting three officers to discharge their weapons. One of the ...
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  • AP NEWS: DA: Fatal police shooting of Oregon man, 70, was justified
  • The Register-Guard: Police shoot and kill Springfield man
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