Incident

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    11-05-2015 Oregon Hillsboro 1-1

    Location

    November 05, 2015

    Incident Address
    Hillsboro, Oregon

    Participants

    • Type: Victim
    • Participant Characteristics:
      • Law Enforcement
    • Name: Officer Erik Merklin
    • Age Group: Adult 18+
    • Gender: Male
    • Status: Injured
    • Type: Subject-Suspect
    • Name: Jan Larion
    • Age: 57
    • Age Group: Adult 18+
    • Gender: Female
    • Status: Killed

    Incident Characteristics

    • Shot - Wounded/Injured
    • Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
    • Suicide^
    • Officer Involved Incident
    • Officer Involved Shooting - Officer shot
    • Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator killed
    • Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator suicide at standoff
    • Drive-by (car to street, car to car)

    Notes

    Suicidal woman opened fire inside car at traffic stop, killing self and ricocheting bullets wildly. Officer hit with bullet or shrapnel.

    Guns Involved

    1 gun involved.

    • Type: Handgun

    District

    Congressional District: 1
    State Senate District: 12
    State House District: 24