At about 4:25 p.m. on Monday, July 12, 2021, Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a report of a suspicious death involving a male at a residence on SE Chestnut Street near SE Park Road in unincorporated Clackamas County.
UPDATE (Monday, July 19, 2021) -- GRAND JURY CLEARS DEPUTY IN JUNE 7 OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING; DA'S NEWS RELEASE NOW AVAILABLE
On July 14 and 15, 2021, the Clackamas County District Attorney’s Office presented a grand jury panel with the investigation of the June 7 fatal shooting of Jeremiah Lee Wright. The grand jury concluded that the involved deputy acted lawfully and in self-defense; the deputy's use of deadly force was justified and reasonable under the totality of the circumstances.