Twenty years ago this week, former Clackamas County deputy Damon Coates was shot in the face by a 15-year-old boy in the midst of a mental health crisis. Coates was paralyzed, and his condition has been a rollercoaster ride ever since. After we aired our story on Coates this week, many people responded with their memories of the man and their opinions on Oregon’s mental health system. Read more: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/the-story/damon-coates-clackamas-deputy-shot-family/283-620df603-00df-4685-93a8-80bec0ec5902 Watch more The Story videos: http://bit.ly/watchTheStory Follow The Story on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheStoryKGW Follow The Story on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thestorykgw