Independent review finds Tigard police at fault for fatal 2021 shooting

The Tigard police officer who shot and killed Jacob Macduff on Jan. 6, 2021, had no reason to fear for his life, according to an independent report...

February 25, 2023
2:16 AM

The Tigard police officer who shot and killed Jacob Macduff on Jan. 6, 2021, had no reason to fear for his life, according to an independent report released this week. The report, which was conducted by an outside organization that reviews police shootings, offers a stinging rebuke of both the criminal and internal investigations into the shooting. Officer Gabriel Maldonado shot and killed Macduff after a standoff with police in front of a Tigard apartment complex. Macduff was locked in his truck and refusing to come out for over an hour as negotiators attempted to get him to surrender.

Jonathan Levinson