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Killing of Kendra James

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Kendra James was a 21-year-old African-American Oregonian mother of two, who was fatally shot by police on May 5, 2003. The incident sparked a controversy over the use of deadly force by the Portland Police Bureau in Portland, Oregon. James was a passenger in a car stopped by Portland police officers Rick Bean, Kenneth Reynolds, and Scott McCollister.

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