by Noelle Crombie, The Oregonian Thursday March 05, 2009, 1:00 PM
MULINO -- Clackamas County sheriff's deputies shot and killed a person while serving an arrest warrant on a rural property in the Mulino-area late Wednesday night.
Authorities are not releasing the name of the individual who was fatally shot, who has been taken to the medical examiner's office, which will perform an autopsy today.
Marjorie CrawfordClackamas County sheriff's detective Jeff Green said an 80-year-old woman, Marjorie Crawford, was taken from the scene in an ambulance after the shooting.
She was treated for injuries that Green said were not related to the shooting.
She was booked today on accusations of manufacturing, possessing and distributing marijuana and is due to be arraigned at 3 p.m. in Clackamas County court.
The charges stem from a longstanding investigation by various law enforcement agencies that serve on a regional drug task force, Green said.
Green said deputies have been to the home, located at 13262 S. Macksburg Road, at least once in the fall of 2008. The nature of that visit had to do with drugs, Green said.
Crawford and the shooting victim were at the home when a pair of deputies arrived about 10:30 p.m. to serve the arrest warrant.
Nine minutes later the deputies broadcast on their radios that shots had been fired and a person was "down."
The sheriff's tactical team and detectives responded, taking Crawford into custody.
Green refused to say more about the incident, including whether Crawford or the shooting victim were armed.
However, Michael Crawford, Marjorie's son, said his mother's boyfriend was the one who was fatally shot.
He said his sister spoke with his mother early this morning. His mother said police arrived at the home and banged on the door.
He said Crawford's boyfriend, Hubert Henkel, 68, got a shotgun, went to the door and was shot by police.
Deputies would not confirm the account
Crawford, who lives in Beaverton, said his mother and Henkel had been growing marijuana and were selling it to locals. He said the property was raided last fall.
The deputies have been placed on paid leave, as is the standard practice in officer-involved shootings.
Green would not identify the officers or say how long either had been with the agency.
This morning the home where the shooting took place was surrounded by yellow crime tape. A news helicopter and news crews staked out the isolated stretch of road.
-- Noelle Crombie; noellecrombie@news.oregonian.com
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