Clackamas County, OR: Oak Grove man found dead after early morning standoff

An Oak Grove man involved in a domestic dispute died early Monday morning of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after a standoff with Clackamas County sheriff’s deputy.

Sheriff’s office spokesman Det. Jim Strovink said the man’s body was found at about 3 a.m. March 28 in a Southeast Swain Court home, when deputies and SWAT team members went into the house. They had not had contact with the man for several hours after a domestic disturbance call. The man’s name has not been released. No one else was injured in the incident.

Deputies were called at about 10:18 p.m. Sunday, March 27, to the house at 15447 S.E. Swain Court after a domestic disturbance was reported. The woman and her two children left the house, but her husband was still inside armed with a handgun, Strovink said. The county’s Special Weapons and Tactical Team working with deputies at the scene attempted to negotiate with the man barricaded inside the house. Neighboring homes were evacuated while SWAT and negotiators tried to talk the man into surrendering. At about 3 a.m., after trying to contact the man for a long time, deputies went into the house and found the man’s body.