John Elifritz was an American shipyard worker who was tragically shot to death by Oregon Police inside of a homeless shelter after he was suspected of being a suspected carjacker. ^{[undefined] [undefined]} The police have yet to confirm if Elifritz was the right person of interest. ^[undefined]

Elifritz is a native of the state of Oregon where he lived for most of his life. He grew up in the city of Portland. ^[1]

He is a graduate of Franklin High School. ^[1]

Elifritz worked a number of jobs throughout his life.

He worked at Cascade General Shipyard before his untimely death.

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In the late afternoon of April 7th, 2018, a call was made to Oregon Police concerning a carjacking that occurred in the 7500 block of Southeast Knight Street.

Witnesses indicate that a suspect got inside of a vehicle during a traffic light, and threatened the driver to get out of the car.

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About three hours later, a crash occurred on Southeast Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and Stark Street.

^[undefined] Police say that the suspect fled the site of the crash and entered the Cityteam Ministries Portland Shelter on 526 Southeast Grand Avenue.

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Witnesses say a man entered the shelter during an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. The man whipped out a knife and began to cut himself in different areas - witnesses say he was attempting to kill himself. ^{[undefined] [undefined]}

The cops came inside of the building and began to clear people out.

A video was taken of the moments when the police shot a man multiple times the suspected to be the carjacker/suspect in question.

The man was later confirmed dead.

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Law enforcement have not confirmed whether they shot the right man - John Elifritz.

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The cops who shot Elifritz were paid on administrative leave.

An investigation by Law enforcement officials into the shooting has been launched.

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