HILLSBORO, Ore. — Editor's note: The video above was published Sept. 7, prior to the most recent updates on this shooting.
The man killed in a police shooting in Hillsboro Thursday pointed a gun at the officers but did not fire, the Beaverton Police Department announced Tuesday afternoon, amending a prior news release in which the department said officers returned fire after he opened fire at them. Police also released the names of the officers involved.
Ryan Richard Herinckx, 39, was wanted on stalking charges, according to the original Thursday news release from the Beaverton Police Department on behalf of the Washington County Major Crimes Team. Hillsboro police officers went to a home on South Duke Drive shortly after 11:30 a.m. to arrest him on charges of criminal mischief, stalking, violation of a court's stalking protective order and third-degree escape.
When police found Herinckx in the driveway of the home and told him that he was under arrest, Beaverton police said, he went back inside and refused to come out. Hillsboro police called in the Washington County Tactical Negotiations Team and the Washington County Crisis Negotiation Unit, attempting to get Herinckx to come out. At 2 p.m., officers got a court-issued search warrant to go inside the home and arrest him.
While the crisis negotiators continued to communicate with Herinckx, Beaverton police said that the tactical team tried to serve the warrant. Just after 3:15 p.m., as they were serving the warrant, Herinckx came out of the house with a handgun "and fired at officers," Beaverton police said in the original news release, and members of the tactical team returned fire, hitting him multiple times.
In Tuesday's update, Beaverton police said body-worn camera footage from two of the officers confirmed that Herinckx pointed a loaded handgun at the officers, but that "further investigation has shown that Mr. Herinckx did not discharge his firearm, as initially believed."
Beaverton police said that lifesaving efforts were attempted at the scene, and Herinckx was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. No law enforcement officers were hurt during the incident. All officers involved in the shooting were placed on paid administrative leave.
The officers involved were:
- Hillsboro Officer Derrik Jarvis
- Washington County Deputy Bryan Payton
- Washington County Deputy Michael MacKenzie
- Hillsboro Police Sergeant John Ganci (fired less-lethal munitions)