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Aaron Campbell

Case from Portland, OR dated Jan 29, 2010

Victim Details

Aaron Campbell

Male

Black / African American

Portland

OR

2010-01-29

25

Aaron

Campbell

06/26/2026

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On January 29, 2010, Aaron Campbell, a 25-year-old Black man, was fatally shot by a Portland Police Officer in Northeast Portland. The incident began when police responded to a 9-1-1 call regarding a suicidal man armed with a gun. Campbell was in an apartment at the Sandy Terrace Apartments, where he was despondent over the death of his younger brother earlier that day. His girlfriend, who was outside the apartment, informed the officers that Campbell was inside with three young children and had ...
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