Portland, Gresham police officials update shooting that killed homicide suspect, K9 Kylo

Investigators are shedding new light on the police shooting in Southeast Portland that followed the discovery of a homicide victim in Gresham.

The Portland Police Bureau Homicide Investigation Unit is handling the shooting case. Gresham Police and the East County Major Crimes Team are heading the homicide investigation in Gresham.

Gresham Police said officers found 60-year-old Jeff Thompson dead from a gunshot wound inside a home on the 17900 block of Southeast Market Street early Thursday morning, later saying his death was a homicide.

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