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STEWARD
CLACKAMAS COUNTY
15-0306
AUTOPSY PERFORMED:
AT:
CAUS.E OF
DEATH:
MANNER OF
DEATH:
- 9:15 a.m.
SUICIDE
ANATOMIC DIAGNOSES:
GUNSHOT WOUND #1 _ HIGH-VELOCITY GUNSHOT
WOUND WITH:
A. Entrance - right midneck.
B. Perforations of:
1. Trachea.
2. Right subclavian aftery.
3. Right lung.
4. Right hemothorax.
C. Bullet exit - right posterolateral chest.
D. Front-to-back, left-to-right, above-to-below trajectory
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CLACKAMAS COUNTY
15-0306
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A.
Front-to-back trajectory.
EXTERNAL EXAMINATION:
The body is that of a fully clad, normally nourshed and developed caucasian
male appearing consistent with the stated age of 34 years' He measures
71 inches in length and weighs 176 pounds in the clad state. Rigidity is complete'
Lividity is posterior and pale. The body is externally cold.
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graying
The hair is curly, black and graying slightly. There is a full-face, black,
beard on the chin and mustache on the upper lip. The irides are brown' The
is noted
con.iunctivae are pale. No petechial hemorrhages are noted. Bloody fluid
chipped at
in the nose and mouth. The teeth are natural with several upper teeth
the edges.
2 pair of socks; there is an inner pair of white socks. The clothing is removed
and submitted to clackamas county authorties. There is also some blue
Clackamas
undenvear inside the long undenruear. Pocket contents are taken by
there is a
Cou.nty Medical Examiners. There are 2 T-shirts: the green one, and
black T-shirt on top beneath the sweatshirt.
The,neck and chest are unremarkable except for injuries to be described. There
is an Asian symbol tattoo in the left upper chest. No abdominal surgical scars
are noted. The external male genitalia are unremarkable. There is a tattoo of a
leopard or something similar in the right deltoid region. The antecubital fossae,
forearms and hands are free of venipunctures or perivenous scarring. There is
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CLACKAMAS COUNTY
15-0306
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HEAD:
GU
HOT INJURIES:
at a point 53-112'nt*'
The bullet exits through the posterolateral chest wall
from the midline' The bullet
above the level of the right heel and about 7 inches
It
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CLACKAMAS COUNTY
15-0306
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defect which is
exits through a roughly triangular, 3/B-inch-in-greatest-dimension
minimally abraded on the lower margin.
right
The bullet path has a left-to-right, above-to-below trajectory, perforating the
side of the trachea, producing an approximately 1-1l2-inch-in-greatest-
clavicle
dimension, high-velocity defect passing behind the head of the right
perlorates all
fracturing one margin; transects the right subclavian artery; and
exts
three lobes of the right lung. The bullet fractures right ribs 7 and 8 and
chest
through a 112-inch-in-greatest-dimension defect in the right posterior lateral
wall, 53-1/2 inches above the right heel.
GUNSHOT WOUND #2:
There is an entrance gunshot wound of the deltoid region of the left arm centered
59-112 inches above the left heel. This is a circular, 3/8-inch-in-greatest-
The bullet passes posterior to the humerus, enters the left pleural space by
passing through the left second interspace, perforates the upper lobe of the left
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lung, passes posteriorto the heart and mediastinum, perforates the aorta
vertebral body, and passes through the lower lobe of the right lung' An
lung
approximately .40-caliber, copper jacketed bullet is recovered from the left
and submitted. The path of the bullet is left to right, slightly front to back, and
slighy above to below. The bullet is retrieved and given to Clackamas County
investigators.
There is approximately 800 cc of liquid blood in the left pleural space and 300 in
the right pleural space.
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CLACKAMAS COUNTY
15-0306
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GUNSHOT WOUND #3:
There is a through and through gunshot wound of the right posterior upper arm
just above the elbow. This is directed front to back with the entrance wound just
There is generalized visceral pallor from blood loss. The bilateral hemothoraces
hav been described.
NEGK:
The soft tissues of the neck, larynx and cervical spine are unremarkable
excepting the injuries previously described. The upper airuuay is removed
including the tongue. No additional abnormalities are noted. There is bloody
fluid within the upper ainruay.
CARDIOVASGULAR:
The heart is normal in size, shape and weight. The ascending pulmonary
circulation is unremarkable and consists of fluid blood. The coronary arteries
arise and are distributed normally, exhibit a right dominant pattern, and are
wdely patent without atherosclerosis of any significance. The myocardium, heart
valves, aorta and major arterial pathways of the body are unremarkable for
naturral disease.
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CLACKAMAS COUNTY
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RESPIRATORY:
The lungs are collapsed 'from the gunshot wounds, weigh approximately
750 grams, show the gunshot defects previously described but no other
abnormalities.
GASTROINTESTINAL:
The liver is normal n size, shape and weight. lt is normal red-brown in color and
shows no evidence of significant steatosis, cirrhosis or other abnormality. The
gallbladder, pancreas and extrahepatic biliary system are unremarkable.
GENITOURINARY:
The kidneys ate normal in size, shape and weight and are unremarkable
externally and on section. Urine from the bladder is saved for toxicology.
ENDOCRINE:
There are no gross abnormalities of the pituitary, thyroid or adrenal glands.
MUSCULOSKELETAL:
There are no gross abnormalities of the axial or appendicular skeleton aside from
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CLACKAMAS COUNTY
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HEAD:
The scalp is reflected in the usual manner. There are no scalp or pericranial
hemorrhages. There are no skull fractures. The brain
is encased in a
thin,
translucent piarachnoid. The arteries at the base of the brain are unremarkable.
Section through the cerebral hemispheres, brainstem and upper cervcal spinal
cord shows no evidence of natural disease or injury.
MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION
None.
TOXIGOLOGY:
Blood and urine submitted for routine toxicology.
ADDENDUM:
The body is re-x-rayed following autopsy examination, and no residual metallic
fragments are present.
MEDICAL EXAMINER
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STEWARD, Bruce Lee
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Summary:
This case, discussed with Deputy State Medical Examiner Dr, Lewman, involves the death of a 34-year-old
Caucasian male who was shot by Sheriff's deputies when he confronted them with a hatchet and large knife.
It appears that,he was shot multiple times and was declared dead at the scene. Dispatch records indicate that
the subject was implicated in a "suicide by cop" threat occurring two days prior to this incident.
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Deputies challenged the subject, but he did not comply. Rather, the dispatch record indicates that he walfeO
toward the deputies with the hatchet and knife in his hands. Thereafter, several of the deputies shot at the
subject and he collapsed to the ground. The call of shots fired was radioed to dispatch at approximately 1121
HRS on 211512015, according to the dispatch record.
Deputies approached the subject, dragged him several feet away from the hatchet and knife and then secured
his hands behind his back with handcuffs. He was then evaluated and determined to be dead at the scene.
Sheriff's personnel radioed that the subject was deceased at approximately 1 126 HRS on 211512015, per the 9
-1-1 record.
Street) and the home itself. The area to the east of the turnout is wooded and the area to the west of the
-nout is a landscaped garden area leading to the front porch of the residence further to the west.
The subject is lying supine on the gravel as described later herein. His head is toward the south, feet
generally north:. A few feet to the north of the subject, on the gravel, is a wooden handled hatchet and a
plastic handled kitchen utility knife similar to a "ginsu" style. A small stain of blood is present on the gravel
near these items as well. A black disposable glove is lying on the gravel a few feet north of the blood stain. A
linear disturbarice in the gravel leading from the subject's position to the area of the blood stain suggests that
the subject was indeed dragged several feet to the north after he collapsed on the gravel.
A preliminary eamination at the scene reveals numerous defects in the sweatshirt overlying the chest and
abdomen. The garments are stained with blood and it appears that the subject has been shot several times
ference to Dr. Lewman's report is urged for a complete physical description, list of injuries and manner and
r,us of death'in this case.
Relevant
istorical information
At the time of this repoft, the only relevant historical data available to me is the previously noted dispatch
report implying,that the subject may have threatened suicide by cop on2113l2O15.
I had no access to the subject's family or to the law enforcement personnel involved in the shooting incident.
lnvestiqators actions
After obtaining several photos and completing a preliminary evaluation of the subject I unlocked and removed
the handcuffs securing his hands behind his back. I transferred these hinged style handcuffs to Sheriff's
Criminalist Hatfield for fudher handling as indicated. I then placed the subject on a clean linen sheet and into
a protective pouch. Thereafter, he was secured to my cot and subsequently transported to the medical
eraminer's office where abbreviated intake piocedures were completed per protocol. Personal effects were
on the subject and/or in his clothing pending examination by Dr. Lewman.
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Sheriff's investigators are continuing to evaluate and gather details about this incident and the subject.
Reference to Sheriff's case # j5-4545 is urged for details.
I have no further information to add to this report at this tme. lf furlher information becomes available it will be
added in a supplemental report.