An Oregon Department of Justice webpage meant to document law enforcement use-of-force incidents around the state contains significant factual errors -- and a spokesperson for the department told The Skanner that the department has no responsibility to keep accurate information on its database.

According to the page, titled simply “Published Reports,” Aaron Campbell pulled a gun on Portland Police officers before being shot by Officer Ronald Frashour in 2010.

In fact Campbell was unarmed when he was killed, after police were called for a welfare check on his apartment. The case resulted in a $1.2 million settlement against the City of Portland.

The database also says that Keaton Otis “reached into the car for a gun” when in fact he was shot by multiple officers without ever removing his seat belt. He was never outside his vehicle.

DOJ spokesperson Kristina Edmunson said this week that the database is built on a self-uploading system and that DOJ staff does not fact-check the information.

Law Enforcement Use of Force Map - Oregon 2018