A family member let the two officers into the apartment where they reportedly found the man in the rear of the residence, holding his distraught 61-year-old mother in a chokehold with a large kitchen knife pressed to her neck. According to Rivera, the officers spent over two and a half minutes attempting to de-escalate the situation before one officer fired one round at the 34-year-old.
"I've heard some of the frustration and concerns [from people in Northwest]. I've also heard some of the appreciation expressed by Portlanders in terms of the approach we took on Monday to try and deescalate things as the incident unfolded."