Ryan Joseph Beisley, wounded by Portland police at the Starbucks at the Hollywood [OR] Fred Meyer on Friday (Decmber 7, 2018) night, was carrying a fake black handgun that he appears to have pointed at officers, according to a preliminary police investigation.
The replica firearm was found near where Beisley was lying before he was placed on a gurney and into an ambulance, police spokesman Sgt. Chris Burley said.
Beisley, 34, escaped Dec. 1 from a Seattle residential re-entry center and was wanted on a federal fugitive warrant, according to federal prison records.
On Jan. 20, 2015, Beisley was sentenced to five years and 10 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to three bank robberies and two attempted bank robberies that occurred between Nov. 16 and Nov. 26, 2013. He also was ordered to pay more than $10,000 in restitution.
At the time he was sentenced, a federal judge recommended that he serve his time at the prison in Sheridan to allow contact with family members for support and that he participate in a residential drug and alcohol treatment program and a prison rehabilitation program. (Oregon Live, December 10, 2018)
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There is little chance that responding police officers can tell the difference between a real gun and a toy when responding to this type of a scene. This YouTube video shows why police sometimes shoot even unarmed citizens when responding to calls.
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