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Dwayne Richard Novak
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Gender
Male
Age
39 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
03/12/2005
Location
Scappoose OR 97056 Columbia
Cause of Death
Deadly force
Dwayne Novak allegedly confronted two Portland officers and a Multnomah County Sheriff's Deputy with a knife on March 12. The police were called to a motor home in Scappoose by a 14-year old who had witnessed Novak assaulting her grandmother, Norma Murff, 74. Novak apparently killed Murff and was ransacking the house when the three officers all shot him (Oregonian, March 14-15, and PPB).
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Alleged Responsible Party
Portland Police Bureau
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