![]() McCollister said he then felt the car move and, concerned that he could have fallen out and been run over, fired a single shot. McCollister drew his firearm and held it to James' head, demanding she exit the vehicle. He said that he had also attempted to use pepper spray to subdue James, but was unable to operate the canister an investigation by the Portland Police Bureau found McCollister's pepper spray canister was operational, but no traces of spray were found. He claimed to have tried to pull James out by her hair, and also attempted to use a Taser. McCollister then made several unsuccessful attempts to remove James while partially within the vehicle through an open door. After he and another passenger in the car were removed peaceably by the officers, James jumped from the back seat into the driver's seat. The driver, Terry Jackson, was arrested and placed in a squad car after he was discovered to have an outstanding warrant. James was a passenger - who also had an outstanding warrant for her arrest - stopped by Portland police officers Rick Bean, Kenneth Reynolds, and Scott McCollister. ![]() The incident sparked a controversy over the use of deadly force by the Portland Police Bureau in Portland, Oregon. Kendra James was a 21-year-old African-American Oregonian mother of two, who was fatally shot by police on May 5, 2003.
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