CCSO Major Crimes Unit detectives developed probable cause and were granted warrants for the arrests of three suspects for Murder in the First Degree
The Clark County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from federal and local agencies, has made three arrests in the investigation of a shooting that took place in an apartment parking lot Oct. 26.
CCSO Major Crimes Unit detectives developed probable cause and were granted warrants for the arrests of three suspects for Murder in the First Degree related to this investigation.
On Oct. 30, 24-year-old Tyresse Hammer, of Beaverton, OR, was arrested with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force (USMS PNVOTF) and Woodburn Police Department in Woodburn, Oregon. He was booked into the Marion County Jail, where he is pending extradition to Clark County, on Murder in the First-Degree charges.
On Wednesday (Nov. 5), 22-year-old Cristian Russell, of Hillsboro, OR, and Lucy Montoya, age 23, of Scappoose, OR, were also arrested with assistance from the USMS PNVOTF and Hillsboro Police Department. They were booked into the Washington County Jail and are also pending extradition to Clark County on Murder in the First-Degree charges.
Investigators believe that Hammer, Russell, and Montoya were involved in a plan to commit armed robbery and steal a Dodge Challenger Hellcat parked at an apartment complex located at 9413 NE 19th Ave., in Vancouver. During the robbery, the vehicle owner, Jacob Hall, age 40, of Vancouver, was shot and killed. The three involved suspects fled the scene in Montoya’s red Lexus sedan. The same sedan was recovered later in the day in Multnomah County, OR.
The investigation is still active and anyone with information is asked to call the CCSO Major Crimes Unit Tip Line at (564) 397-2847.
The Clark County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the immense assistance provided by our Oregon Law Enforcement and US Marshals Service partners.
Background
On Oct. 26 at 7:49 a.m., the Clark County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) responded to reports of shots heard in the parking lot of an apartment complex in the 9400 block of NE 19th Avenue in Vancouver. Multiple callers reported hearing a series of gunshots in the parking lot of the complex.
On arrival, CCSO patrol deputies located an adult male victim in the front seat of a vehicle with a gunshot wound. The victim did not survive.
Witnesses reported that two black males, wearing masks, were seen going back and forth between the victim’s vehicle and a red Lexus after hearing the shots. The two male suspects then left the parking lot in the Lexus before making it to Interstate 5 and heading south into Portland. The vehicle was reportedly last seen taking Exit 307 in Portland.
Information provided by the Clark County Sheriff’s Office.
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