After initially fleeing the scene, a juvenile suspect was taken into custody without incident
A juvenile male was booked into the Clark County Juvenile Detention Hall (JDH) and several others were detained from a Vancouver residence after a shooting Thursday (Aug. 10) in the South Salmon Creek/Sherwood Neighborhood.
At 2:31 p.m. Thursday, the Clark County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) responded to an Assault with a Weapon call in the 3700 Block of NE 111th Street in Vancouver. The 9-1-1 caller reported his friend had just been shot and provided little further information to dispatch.
CCSO deputies arrived and found several people standing in the middle of the street, including a juvenile male that appeared to have a gunshot wound. Emergency medical personnel were called to the scene and transported the juvenile to an area hospital. His condition is unknown at this time.
As deputies were investigating the shooting, several possibly involved persons came out of a residence in the area. As deputies contacted them, a possible suspect fled from the residence.
The juvenile male suspect got into what was confirmed to be a stolen vehicle and attempted to flee the location in the vehicle. As the suspect was fleeing in the stolen vehicle, he crashed into several other vehicles, at least one of which was occupied. It does not appear the occupants of that vehicle were injured.
The suspect then fled on foot into the neighborhood. The area was contained by CCSO personnel. CCSO Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) personnel and a K9 from Washougal Police Department responded to help search the area.
As personnel conducted the search, a juvenile male matching the description of the male who had fled from the house walked out of a yard and into the street towards approaching law enforcement personnel. The juvenile suspect was taken into custody without incident.
This investigation is ongoing, and a search warrant is in progress at a residence of interest in the neighborhood. The SW Washington Regional SWAT team will be assisting with the search warrant service due to the involvement of firearms.
Information provided by Clark County Sheriff’s Office.
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