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Grand Jury Determines Eagle Point Police Shooting Was Justified

Summary by Medford Alert
Medford, Oregon- A Jackson County grand jury has determined that two Eagle Point police officers were justified in using deadly force in the fatal shooting of 32-year-old Trae Blackbear earlier this month, prosecutors announced Friday. The grand jury met on Oct. 30 to review the Oct. 15 incident, during which Chief Jim Hamilton and Officer Marc Slagle shot and killed Blackbear after he attacked one of the officers with a knife. The panel was ask…
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Medford Alert broke the news in on Friday, October 31, 2025.
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