PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A grand jury determined the deadly use of force by Gresham police was legally justified.

A Multnomah County grand jury convened this week to examine evidence into the death of Bodhi Wilson Dean Phelps.

Police said Phelps assaulted his girlfriend and forced her into a vehicle. When police caught up with him, he fled and eventually confronted the 2 officers with 2 weapons.

The shooting occurred in the early morning hours of May 24, 2016 in the area of 190th and Grant in Gresham.

Phelps died at the scene.

The grand jury determined that Gresham Police Officers Gavin Sasser and Kevin Carlson acted within the law when they shot and killed Phelps.

Sasser has been in been in law enforcement for more than 7.5 years. He was hired by the Gresham Police Department in August 2008, according to police. Carlson began his law enforcement career with Oregon City Police more than 4.5 years ago. He was hired by the Gresham Police in August 2015.

The grand jury convened over two days, and heard from 17 witnesses.

The Gresham Police Department on Thursday released a timeline of the incident:

• 3:04 am: First 911 caller

• 3:05 am: Police dispatched

• 3:07 am: Police arrive in the area

• 3:08 am: Second 911 caller

• 3:11 am: Third 911 caller

• 3:12 am: Victim calls 911

• 3:14 am: Fifth 911 caller

• 3:14 am: Police arrive on scene

• 3:15 am: Foot pursuit

• 3:16 am: Shots fired

The victim, Courtney Sherrell, 24, was identified after she called 911 and told dispatchers that her boyfriend, Phelps, had assaulted her.

According to police, when officers went to contact Phelps, he fled from them on foot.

“He stopped running and engaged with them (the officers) face-to-face. During the chase, Phelps told one of the officers that he was going to ‘stab him,'” police said.

Police also confirmed Phelps was armed with two knives, and that he also refused to obey the commands given by the officers to drop his weapons.

“With one officer backing away attempting to create distance between he and Phelps, Phelps continued to aggress, coming within 10 feet of an officer,” police said in a prepared statement.

According to police, the two officers each fired six rounds from their city-issued handguns.

Phelps’ body was struck a total of 11 times.

An autopsy report found that seven of the rounds struck Phelps’ front torso. Other rounds struck him in the upper shoulder area, right hand, left wrist and upper thigh/buttocks.

“The medical examiner determined that only one of the bullet strikes to Phelps’ torso was fatal,” police said.

In an online petition that seeks “Justice for Bodhi Phelps,” the author claims that Phelps was shot in the back, and that the officers gave “NO warning and didn’t even attempt to use NON-LETHAL force.”

On Thursday, police said that the online petition contained incorrect and misleading information, which is why they released the findings of their investigation.

It has also been widely misreported on social media that Phelps was shot in the back. The misinformation spurred protests outside Gresham City Hall and police headquarters.

According to police, Phelps was in the process of confronting officers with his two knives when he was shot.

Multiple witnesses also reported to police that they heard officers giving Phelps commands to stop running and that when he confronted the officers with the knife, the neighbors heard the officers yell out for him to drop the weapons.

The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office will seek a court order to have the grand jury proceedings transcribed and released to the public. It is expected that the documents could be released in 2-4 weeks, according to officials.