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Man suspected of shooting Oregon deputy during eviction identified, deputy still critical

By Associated Press
Published: July 27, 2023, 5:44pm

TUALATIN, Ore. — Police have released the name of a man suspected of shooting an Oregon deputy when authorities tried to evict the man from his apartment on Wednesday.

The Beaverton Police Department on Thursday identified the man being served the eviction notice as Kristafer Graves, 34.

When Washington County deputies tried to contact Graves at his apartment in the Portland suburb of Tualatin, he opened fire on the deputies, hitting one multiple times, police said.

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