Officer Involved Shooting Investigation. The cover officers job is to look after your welfare and to protect the integrity of the investigation. If the shooting was the result of an ongoing criminal investigation the officer involved shooting investigation is separated from the ongoing criminal investigation.
Pursuant to Marion County SB 111 protocols the Oregon State Police are leading the investigation in conjunction with the Marion County District Attorneys Office. The cover officer will not let you out of their sight even if you need to use the rest room. After the conclusion of the investigation the Office of the Attorney General publishes their findings and a decision on whether or not a shooting was justified.
The present discussion is focused primarily on this latter type of hostile-shooting investigation.
Investigation Purpose Gathers facts so a decision can be made by a prosecutor whether the officers acts were justified during the incident. The cover officer must maintain custody of any evidence you may have on your. The El Paso County Sheriffs Office says an officer-involved shooting investigation is now underway following a barricaded suspect incident in the Truckton c. 2Use of deadly force.
