Investigation into fatal police shooting of Black man in Hazel Dell completed

Apr. 5—Regional investigators reported Monday that they have finished looking into the February fatal police shooting of a 30-year-old Black man in Hazel Dell.

The Southwest Washington Independent Investigative Response Team, led by the Vancouver Police Department, has sent the case to the Clark County Prosecuting Attorney's Office for review and release to the public.

Prosecutor Tony Golik told The Columbian he will forward the case to prosecutors outside of the county who will determine whether Clark County sheriff's Deputy Sean Boyle was legally justified in using deadly force against Jenoah Donald. Golik said Monday he was still determining which state prosecutor's office he would send the case to for the legal review.

Before the investigative documents are released to the public, Golik's staff needs to look through them and redact information that is not subject to public disclosure. That process may take several days, he said, so it's unclear if the materials would be released later this week.

Sheriff's office administrators and non-law enforcement community members assigned to the investigation have been briefed on the latest development in the case, the Vancouver Police Department said in a news release.