05/07/2021_Replica_Guns_Lead_To_Police_Response 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 May 7, 2021
Contact:
Kelsey Anderson, Public Information Officer
Tigard Police Department
Cell: 971-708-2921
Email: Kelsey.Anderson@tigard-or.gov
Replica Guns Lead to Police Response
At 2:00 p.m.this afternoon,Tigard Police responded to a report of three young men on top of the parking garage
at the Washington Square Mall (9700 block of SW Washington Square Road). The caller reported they were on
top of a car, dancing around with what appeared to be an AR-15 rifle and a handgun. At one point, one of the
young men pointed the rifle over the edge of the parking structure, toward the area of the mall.
While police were en route, the caller updated officers that the young men put the guns away inside a car and
were heading toward the mall entrance. Responding officers detained them and learned the weapons were
realistic looking replica BB guns.
The young men, two 18-year-olds and one 16-year-old, are all relatives from Beaverton. The circumstances of
this case do not meet the statutory requirements for criminal charges. They have been released to their parents
and have all been trespassed from the Washington Square Mall.
We are thankful nobody was hurt. This call drew a large police response due to the initial concern for public
safety. If you or your children have replica weapons, this is a good reminder to have a conversation with them
about how they can easily be mistaken for real weapons and should never be used in public.
Photos of the replica weapons are attached.
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