Portland Police Chief Who Shot Friend Had Alcohol on His Breath

An investigator probing what was portrayed a self-inflicted gunshot wound during a hunting trip said that Portland Police Chief Larry O'Dea had "glassy, watery, and bloodshot eyes."

The investigator added that he "could smell the odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from his breath."

It was April 21st and the investigator had responded to a report of a shooting accident in Harney County.

Chief O'Dea was there with friends on vacation.

One of them ended up with a gunshot wound to the back.

Chief O'Dea has since been placed on administrative leave while three investigations, one of which is criminal, play out.

Doing the initial interview, O'Dea said that he had placed his gun on a chair and walked a couple of steps away and that's when he heard his friend make a groaning sound consistent with being in pain. O'sea said that he turned around and discovered his friend had been shot.

The incident was portrayed as a self-inflicted accident.

The investigator did not get to interview the victim in the case until May 14.

At that time, the victim said that it was O'Dea who had shot him.

According to the report, "(The victim) informed me that his friend Mr. O'Dea called him after the incident and was very emotional and apologizing for shooting him.

"That is found out that Mr. O'Dea shot him."