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OREGON CITY, Or. -- On May 16, 2025 Oregon City police officers and Clackamas County sheriff’s deputies responded to a call regarding a suicidal subject.
Scott Alan Farmer, 58, called a police non-emergency number at 4:45 a.m. stating he was going to kill himself. Farmer hung up without identifying himself.
Police arrived at Farmer’s home, 13309 Clairmont Way, at 4:57 a.m. As they arrived, Farmer’s wife called 911 stating that Farmer had gone outside and was armed with a loaded handgun.
Four Oregon City officers and three Clackamas County deputies were present when Farmer went back inside his residence. At about the same time, his wife left the house.
As police formulated a plan to deescalate the situation, Farmer left the house at 5:04 a.m. Farmer ignored police commands to take his hands out of his pockets. Farmer then pulled out a handgun and shot at Oregon City Officer Sydney Oden who returned fire, hitting Farmer in the hip. A preliminary investigation concluded that Farmer fired five times and Oden shot three times.
As Farmer lay on the ground, he spoke with officers, asking who he shot at and apologized for firing.
Farmer disregarded commands to let go of his gun. At 5:07 a.m., Farmer shot himself and died at the scene.
The confrontation with Farmer, including the shots he fired at Oden, was recorded on video by police body cameras.
Officer Oden was placed on critical incident leave as per departmental policy on officer-involved shootings. She has been a police officer since August 2022 when she was hired by Oregon City.
Detectives with the Clackamas County Major Crimes team and the Clackamas County District Attorney’s Office are investigating the officer-involved use of force.
The District Attorney’s Office will not be making further comment on the case at this time.