The Portland Police Bureau continues its investigation into the deputy-involved-shooting that occurred on Wednesday, October 5, 2022, in the Lloyd District of Northeast Portland.
In the afternoon of October 5, Multnomah County Sheriff’s Deputy Rory McPherson was conducting a routine patrol of the Lloyd District in Northeast Portland. At 1:24 p.m., the deputy stopped a man, Tristan William Borges, associated with a stolen Subaru station wagon parked near the intersection of NE Grand Avenue and NE Holladay Street. While detained in handcuffs, Borges became uncooperative and yelled to a woman inside a Honda sedan who he was associated with. The woman brandished a firearm and pointed it at Deputy McPherson. At 1:27 p.m., the deputy reported over the radio having fired shots. Borges, who was still in handcuffs, got into the woman’s car, and together, they escaped by driving northbound on NE Grand Avenue.
The vehicle was not pursued by police.
A few minutes later, it was reported the suspects’ vehicle ran a red light and collided with two vehicles at NE Grand Avenue and NE Weidler Street. Borges ran from the crash scene. Police officers found him hiding in a parked car nearby on NE Halsey Street, where he was taken into custody. The female suspect was arrested at the crash location.
During the investigation, law enforcement officers learned the Honda sedan was stolen. Inside the Honda, officers located the handgun, which was also discovered to be loaded.
Borges, 31, of Portland, was booked on the following charges on Friday October 7th:
- Attempted aggravated murder
- Escape in the first degree
- Attempted assault in the first degree
- Theft in the first degree
- Reckless endangering of another person
- Resisting arrest
- Unauthorized use of a motor vehicle
- Unlawful use of a weapon
- Felon in possession of a firearm
- Failure to perform the duties of a driver
The female suspect, now identified as 26-year-old Erin Marie Juge, was provided medical aid at the scene for gunshot injuries sustained in the deputy-involved shooting. She was released from the hospital today, October 13, and booked into the Multnomah County Jail on 10 charges, including:
- Attempted aggravated murder
- Attempted assault in the first degree
- Attempted escape in the first degree
- Theft in the first degree
- Unauthorized use of a motor vehicle
- Unlawful use of a weapon
- Felon in possession of a firearm
- Failure to perform the duties of a driver
- Reckless endangering another person
- Resisting arrest- interfering with law enforcement
In addition to the new charges, Juge had an existing arrest warrant for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle in Multnomah County.
This month, the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office determined the Multnomah County sheriff’s deputy who fired his weapon during an altercation on October 5, 2022, was justified in using deadly physical force and that the shooting was not criminal under Oregon law. The District Attorney’s Office found that the facts and evidence in this case conclusively establish that the deputy reasonably believed that the suspect was an imminent deadly threat and that the deputy took necessary action to defend themselves from that deadly threat.
Following this determination, Deputy Rory McPherson returned to work on November 7.
