In July 2023, Washington County Police Officer Charles Dozé was shot seven times by a tenant who refused to leave while serving an eviction order at an apartment complex in Tualatin, Oregon. Dozé survived but lost his left eye. Dozé is now suing the apartment complex management company for $25 million, alleging that the management company, as the landlord, failed to provide adequate notice, preventing police from knowing the tenant was a high-risk individual when they arrived to serve the eviction order.
On July 26, 2023, Washington County police were serving a court-ordered eviction order at the Forest Rim Apartments in Tualatin when they were shot by 34-year-old tenant Kristafer Graves. Graves was later killed by police, but 69-year-old Dozé, shot seven times, was in critical condition and was rushed to the hospital two weeks later.
Last week, Doozie filed a lawsuit in Multnomah County Circuit Court in Oregon against the building’s management company, its parent company, the real estate company, and the apartment manager. The lawsuit alleges that the management company, as the landlord, had a duty to alert police to the risks of Graves, knowing he was a high-risk individual, but failed to do so.
The lawsuit alleges that when police arrived at the apartment, the building manager told them that Graves had barricaded all the doors and windows, and that the management company had agreed to allow police to break the locks and force their way in.
The lawsuit alleges that the landlord failed to include a provision in the lease prohibiting tenants from having guns in the apartment, nor did they have security regulations for tenants with guns. Furthermore, the apartment manager, after receiving complaints from other tenants, failed to inspect Graves’s residence or conduct welfare checks, nor did he inform police of the complaints against him.
