Police located a male with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. He was transported to an area hospital for evaluation of his injuries. A second gunshot wound victim was brought to a Vancouver hospital with a life-threatening injury.

VANCOUVER – On Monday (April 27) at about 8:30 p.m., Vancouver Police responded to the area of NE 18th Street/NE Andresen Rd. for the report of a shooting.

Police located a male with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. He was transported to an area hospital for evaluation of his injuries. Police recovered several shell casings and a firearm. Several roads were closed in the area while police were on scene.

At approximately 9 p.m., a second gunshot wound victim was brought to a Vancouver hospital with a life-threatening injury.

Vancouver Police later learned that the shooting began with a physical fight in a parking lot between two groups of juveniles. During the fight, individuals in the group produced firearms and three people were shot. The male that was located with non-life-threatening injuries at the scene is 17 years old. He remains hospitalized. The 16-year-old male that was dropped off at a Vancouver hospital with life-threatening injuries has died. Police also learned that a third teenager associated with this incident, 16 years old, transported himself to a Portland area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

A 17-year-old male who was located near the crime scene was booked into the Robert L Harris Juvenile Justice Center for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm/Possession of a Stolen Firearm.

No other arrests have been made, and the investigation into the person(s) responsible for the shootings remains active. Nothing further is releasable at this time.

The Vancouver Police Department Major Crimes Unit is investigating.

Information provided by the Vancouver Police Department.