Man shot by PSU police had valid concealed gun permit

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A man who was fatally shot by Portland State University campus police during a fight outside a sports bar had a permit to carry a concealed handgun.

Sgt. Brent Laizure, a spokesman for the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office, told Oregon Public Broadcasting that 45-year-old Jason Erik Washington had a valid concealed carry permit.

Witness Keyaira Smith says while Washington was trying to break up the fight early Friday, a gun holstered on his hip fell out. Smith says he went to pick it up and was shot.

OPB reports that Washington was a Navy veteran who worked at the U.S. Postal Service.

He was married and has three children and one grandchild.

PSU students are protesting over the shooting.

The university voted in 2015 arm its police force over objections from students.

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Information from: KOPB-FM, http://news.opb.org