BEND, OR -- State Police have released the names of the two Bend Police officers involved in last month’s fatal shooting. Officer Scott Schaier and Officer Marc Tisher contacted 31-year-old Michael Jacques on December 23, following several reports of reckless driving. During the encounter, one or both officers deployed a taser and Officer Schaier fired his handgun.
Jacques’ family says he was unarmed and still buckled into the driver’s seat when he was fatally shot. OSP and the state Department of Justice continue to investigate.
