Police arrest 15-year-old boy in deadly Gresham shooting of Vancouver man
by KATU Staff
Gresham police investigate a deadly shooting at Southeast Yamhill Street and 190th Avenue on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (KATU){p}{/p}
GRESHAM, Ore. —
Police arrested a 15-year-old boy just hours after they say he shot and killed a Vancouver man at a Gresham apartment complex earlier this week.
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Police were called just before 5:30 p.m. Wednesday to the East Park Place Apartments at 18837 S.E. Yamhill Street.
They found 23-year-old Antoine Steven Archer outside the complex suffering from a gunshot wound. First responders tried to save his life, but he died at the scene.
Later Wednesday evening, police took the 15-year-old into custody and then to a juvenile detention facility.
He faces charges of second-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon.
The boy’s name was not released.
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Police said the killing was the eighth homicide in Gresham this year, and they were all gun related.
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