Oregon court reinstates patrolman who shot to death unarmed black man
Source: Reuters
US | Thu Dec 31, 2015 3:33pm EST
Oregon court reinstates patrolman who shot to death unarmed black man
PORTLAND, ORE. | BY COURTNEY SHERWOOD
The Portland police must reinstate a white officer who was fired in 2010 after he fatally shot an unarmed black man in the back, an Oregon state appeals court has ruled, officials said on Thursday.
Portland Police Bureau officer Ron Frashour was fired for shooting 25-year-old Aaron Campbell after the suspect's girlfriend had called police to her apartment over concerns that he was suicidal.
The Oregon Court of Appeals sided with a labor dispute arbitrator in ruling on Wednesday that the city must rehire Frashour.
It was unclear when Frashour would return to active duty, and in what role, though the police department said he would undergo extensive training.
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