The man accused of shooting and wounding two Portland police officers has multiple open cases against him, including armed robbery and vandalism of a Black-owned business in Salem years ago.
Eric Floyd Oelkers allegedly fired seven shots at two Portland Police Bureau officers on Jan. 19 after the pair tried to question him about reportedly threatening another man with a knife, court filings released Tuesday show.
One of the bullets hit an officer in the thigh and shattered his femur, the probable cause affidavit filed by the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office said. Two more struck the other officer in one of his arms and near his neck, which took off a piece of his ear…