Grand jury clears Ore. officer who shot suspect

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Multnomah County grand jury has cleared Portland police officer Bradley Clark after he shot and wounded a suspect in December.

Clark and seven other officers found 34-year-old Marcus Lagozzino outside a Portland home. He had physically assaulted his parents, then armed himself with a machete and broke windows in the house.

The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office says Lagozzino’s parents have filed a restraining order against him.

Lagozzino faces assault, harassment and menacing charges, all of which will be deferred pending mental-health treatment.

Officers fired a stun gun and beanbag rounds at Lagozzino, none of which had any effect.

Clark, a four-year veteran of the police bureau, then fired four rounds from an AR-15 rifle, striking Lagozzino at least three times.