Tragic Gresham Shooting Claims Life of Sleeping 13-Year-Old as Bullets Pierce Apartment Walls

GRESHAM, Ore. — A shooting in an apartment on the 4700 block of SW 11th St., Gresham, shortly after 1:30 a.m. yesterday turned deadly after gunfire sprayed through the walls, severely injuring a sleeping 13-year-old next door; tragically, the teenager did not survive.

The Gresham police officers who responded established that multiple rounds went through walls into a neighboring apartment.

Officers rendered immediate aid to the teenager who had been struck by gunfire while sleeping in the adjacent apartment, and medical responders transported the 13-year-old victim to a local hospital, where he passed away.

Officers also found another person who had been struck by gunfire a short distance from the shooting scene and took them to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening but serious injuries.

The East County Major Crimes Team is investigating the shooting, but- at the request of the family, the name of the deceased victim is not being released.

If anyone has any information about the shooting, police ask that they share this with Detective Lindsay Friderich at Lindsay.Friderich@ GreshamOregon.gov or Detective Martin Daly at [email protected].