Deadly Buckman crash may have been intentional, witnesses say

A deadly crash in the Buckman neighborhood Sunday appears to be intentional, according to witnesses at the scene.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- A deadly crash in Southeast Portland's Buckman neighborhood Sunday appears to be intentional, according to court documents detailing interviews with witnesses at the scene.

A Portland police affidavit says multiple witnesses saw the suspect, Shane McKeever argue with the people living at a homeless camp at Southeast Belmont Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

One witness told police his friend heard McKeever say he threatened to run over the camp.

Later that day, a friend of the victim, David Bentley, was talking to him at the camp and said the vehicle McKeever was driving hit his friend at 40-50 miles per hour, and didn't stop after dragging the victim and running over his belongings.

Then, the friend said McKeever did a 180 and tried to run them over, too but he managed to jump out of the way.

That's when another witness said they heard four to five gunshots fired, and McKeever fled the vehicle.

Officers said the witnesses caught and restrained McKeever, telling police he ran over Bentley. In addition, police found the car McKeever was driving was reported stolen.

McKeever is facing manslaughter and reckless driving charges. He was previously convicted of fourth-degree assault constituting domestic violence in Linn County and menacing constituting domestic violence in Marion County.