TUALATIN, Ore. — Beaverton police released more information Thursday afternoon about Wednesday's shooting of a Washington County Sheriff's deputy in Tualatin, including the identity of the suspect.
The suspect, 34-year-old Kristafer James Graves of Tualatin, fired at deputies, hitting one of them multiple times, when they came to the Forest Rim Apartments, located at 6775 Southwest Nyberg Street in Tualatin, to serve Graves with a court-ordered eviction notice.
At least one deputy returned fire, the Beaverton Police Department (BPD) said.
"I heard shouting ... it was pretty bad, I heard shouting, I heard banging, the next thing you know I hear three gunshots go off and then I heard three more almost immediately," said Richard Osburn, who lives in a neighboring apartment. "I stopped counting after nine shots — I heard nine and after that I stopped and tried to find a safe place, as safe as I could in this situation."
Osburn was familiar with Graves in passing, he said, but never had any direct interactions with him. From what little he knew of the man there wasn't anything to suggest that he'd be capable of something like this.
"This is very shocking, it's not something you'd expect in a neighborhood like this," he added.
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In their statement, Beaverton police corrected information provided by the Washington County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday. The initial report from law enforcement was that there was a fight between deputies and Graves before Graves fired. Beaverton police said that information was not correct.
"Graves shot at deputies from inside his apartment before deputies could reach him," police said.
The deputy who was shot was taken to Legacy Emmanuel Hospital in Portland, where they underwent surgery Wednesday. Beaverton police said the deputy, whose name has not been released by law enforcement, remains in critical condition as of Thursday afternoon.
Graves barricaded himself in the apartment after shooting the deputy. After several hours, members of the Washington County Tactical Negotiations Team were able to enter the apartment and found him dead inside the bathroom. Graves had been shot at least once. Beaverton police said it's unclear if he was shot by law enforcement or if he shot himself.
Graves' cause of death will be determined after an autopsy.
The Washington County Major Crimes team is investigating the incident, with the Beaverton Police Department serving as the lead agency.
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