Multnomah County
District Attorney

1200 SW 1st Avenue, Suite 5200
Portland, OR 97204
503-988-3162

Multnomah County District Attorney

 
1200 SW 1st Avenue, Suite 5200
| Portland, OR 97204
| 503-988-3162
 
OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY
MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON

NATHAN VASQUEZ
  PRESS RELEASE
Patrick Dooris
Director of Communications
cell: 971-413-5371
Pat.Dooris@mcda.us
media@mcda.us
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    
 

MULTNOMAH COUNTY GRAND JURY CLEARS PORTLAND POLICE OFFICER IN DEADLY SHOOTING FROM OCTOBER 4, 2024

Portland, OR- Friday June 27, 2025, a Multnomah County Grand Jury issued a Not True Bill Indorsement in the officer involved shooting death of Nicholas G. Thorn, 28, of Portland. 

The incident happened October 4, 2024 and involved Officer Andrew Young.

A Not True Bill Indorsement means the Grand Jury did not find Officer Young’s conduct to be criminal.

District Attorney Nathan Vasquez said, “Any time a life is lost in our community, it is a tragedy. Our hearts go out to everyone impacted by this incident.”

The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office will ask for a release of the grand jury transcript for this case, which we will then post on our website so that the public can see the evidence presented.

Here is a link to previous releases on the incident from Portland Police.

https://www.portlandoregon.gov/police/news/read.cfm?id=533696

 

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