Two suspects arrested after firing shots at law enforcement during pursuit
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Police Department is investigating a shooting and the Clark County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the robbery and pursuit in the same Saturday incident.
On Saturday (March 19), at about 5:37 p.m. a robbery occurred at a Kohl’s located outside the Vancouver city limits at (9312 NE 5th Ave.). The suspects fled the location in a stolen vehicle and deputies from the Clark County Sheriff’s Office spotted the suspect vehicle on I-5 southbound.
The pursuit of the suspect vehicle continued into the city limits and officers from the Vancouver Police Department also entered the pursuit. In the area of 2600 Fairmount Avenue, a Clark County Sheriff’s Deputy reported that two rounds had been fired at his vehicle from the suspect vehicle. The deputy was not injured.
The suspect vehicle lost control and crashed into a PUD pole in the area of E 33rd St. and Watson Ave. All occupants of the vehicle were detained by police and the driver and front passenger were both arrested and booked into the Clark County Jail. A firearm was thrown out of the suspect vehicle after the shooting and both the firearm and shell casings were recovered by Vancouver Police.
Joshua T. Young was arrested and booked into the Clark County Jail on the following charges:
- Robbery 1
- Assault 1
- Unlawful Possession of a Firearm
- Elude
- Possession of a Stolen Vehicle
Rashawn L. Anderson
- Robbery I
- Possession of a Stolen Vehicle
- Elude
No additional information is available at this time.
Information provided by Vancouver Police Department.
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