PORTLAND, Ore. – Portland police have released bodycam footage showing a suspect allegedly trying to take an officer’s gun during a struggle last month.

Officers responded to reports of a man hitting cars with a pipe along Northeast 33rd Avenue.

The suspect then reportedly threatened a father and his child at Oregon Park.

Officers waited by the park’s restroom for the suspect to emerge. When he did, a struggle ensued and the suspect attempted to reach for an officer’s gun.

During the altercation, the suspect reached for an officer’s throat. Another officer struck the suspect with the handle of a Taser.

The situation ended when an officer applied a neck hold to the suspect. Additional officers arrived and handcuffed the suspect.

All three individuals involved were taken to the hospita

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