CORVALLIS PD INVESTIGATING OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING IN ALBANY

Albany Police

On February 8, 2023 at approximately 9:38am Albany Police Officers responded to a welfare check on a suicidal male at a residence in Southwest Albany. It was determined the male was armed and currently at Freeway Lakes, located on Three Lakes Rd, in his vehicle. Albany Police with the assistance of Linn County Sheriff’s Deputies attempted to contact the male in his vehicle. Family members were already at the scene attempting to communicate with the distraught male. A trained Crisis Negotiator was enroute to the scene.  Officers and Deputies attempted to diffuse the situation from a distance and asked the male to drop his weapon. Officers and witnesses saw the male subject armed with a pistol moving it to his head and down to his side. Officers and Deputies attempted to remove the family from the scene and get them to safety. Witnesses on scene were heard yelling, “No, no” as the subject proceeded to point his weapon at officers. The male subject pointed his handgun at Officers when two Albany Police Officers fired their weapons. 

Officers immediately moved to provide first aid and ensured the family members and a bystander who was present were safe and unharmed. The male subject was found deceased near his handgun. All of the officers involved have been placed on Critical Incident Leave, per policy and national best practices, as the investigation continues. The investigation is being led by the Corvallis Police Department in conjunction with the Linn County District Attorney’s Office and the Linn/Benton Major Crimes Team. Additional information and news releases will be made by Corvallis Police Department as it becomes available. Our deepest condolences go out to all of the families involved and the family members that had to bear witness to this tragic event. 

Additional information will be released as it becomes available by the Corvallis Police Department. At this time there is no additional information available related to this incident. Any updates on the investigation will be disseminated via press release from the Corvallis Police Department. 

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