03/31/2021 - Arrest Made in Shots Fired Call SAFETY IS OUR TOP PRIORITY
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* Tigard Police Department
MEDIA RELEASE
13125 SW Hall Boulevard I Tigard, Oregon 97223 I www.tigard-or.gov/police
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 31, 2021
Contact:
Kelsey Anderson, Public Information Officer
Tigard Police Department
Cell: 971-708-2921
Email: Kelsey.Anderson@tigard-or.gov
Arrest Made in Shots Fired Call
Just after 3:30 a.m. today, March 31St, officers responded to a call of 15-20 gunshots heard
in a residential neighborhood. Arriving officers found a man with a gun inside his neighbor's
garage in the 6800 block of SW Pine Street. Officers learned the man came to the neighbor's
home in the middle of the night and made statements that led officers to believe he had
been involved in a shooting.
Officers got the man, who was identified as Michael Cornish, 40, to put the gun down and
he was safely taken into custody. At Cornish's home, officers found his front door damaged
from gunfire, as well as several spent shell casings and bullet holes inside. Officers searched
the home for potential victims, but found none.
It appears Mr. Cornish was under the influence of drugs at the time of this incident, and
investigators do not believe anyone was actually shot. He was taken to jail on charges of
unlawful use of a weapon and menacing. His booking photo is attached.
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