Officers shoot and kill man who was barricaded with family inside Happy Valley home

Two responding officers shot and killed a man during a hostage situation at a Happy Valley home Monday night.

According to a press release, members of the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office SWAT and Crisis Negotiation Team responded around 8:20 p.m. April 29 to a report of a man who was barricaded in his home with his family held hostage at the 9600 block of Southeast Westview Court. Family members told dispatchers that the man was armed with a knife and had poured gasoline inside the home with his wife and two children.

“After several hours of negotiations, the suspect made an imminent threat toward his family, and team members entered the home to make rescue,” the release stated.

Two officers — a deputy with Clackamas County SWAT and a Beaverton police officer assigned to the Washington County Tactical Negotiations Team, which also responded to incident — shot the man and he died at the scene. The woman and two children were removed safely from the home, according to the release.

Both officers have been placed on paid administrative leave, according to each agency’s policies.

“In accordance with standard protocol, the investigation is being led by the Clackamas County Interagency Major Crimes Team in collaboration with the Clackamas County District Attorney’s Office,” the release stated. “Detectives from Oregon City and Molalla are leading the Major Crimes Team’s investigation with assistance from Gladstone, Lake Oswego, Milwaukie, Oregon State Police, and West Linn Police detectives.”

This story will be updated.