In the summer of 1997, a tragic event unfolded in Portland, Oregon, that led to the death of 35-year-old Caucasian male, Thomas Layton Jeffries. On July 20th, Jeffries, a Portland Police Bureau officer, was involved in the pursuit of a suspect wanted in connection with the shooting of a seven-year-old child. Near the intersection of NE Glisan Street and NE 160th Avenue, Jeffries was backing up another officer who had stopped the suspect's vehicle.
As Officer Jeffries exited his patrol car
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