Clark County deputies who fatally shot carjacking suspect identified; bodycam shows confrontation, shooting

A Vancouver police SUV is double parked in front of the Salmon Creek American Legion building, which has a sign that says, "Public welcome for bingo."

A carjacking suspect is dead after a shooting inside the Salmon Creek American Legion building in Vancouver, Washington, Saturday, April 13, 2024.Tanner Todd | The Oregonian

The Clark County Sheriff’s Office on Friday publicly released the names of the four officers involved in the fatal shooting last week of a suspected carjacker in Vancouver. The office also released body-camera footage showing the shooting.

Deputies Jim Payne, Michael Gonzalez and Enrique Cordero, along with Sgt. Fred Harrison, confronted Benjamin Steven Woods in an American Legion hall in Vancouver on April 13, according to the sheriff’s office.

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