12/18/2019 - Beaverton Fatal Stabbing Suspect Arrested In Tigard Tigard Police Department
Media Release
13125 W Hall Boulevard I Tigard,Oregon 97223 www.tigard-or.gov/police
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 18, 2019
Contact:
Jim Wolf, Public Information Officer
Tigard Police Department
Phone: 503-718-2561
Email: jim@tigard-or.gov
Beaverton Fatal Stabbing Suspect Arrested in Tigard
On December 18, 2019, a tragic incident that began at approximately 11:00 a.m. in Beaverton, soon
after impacted the Tigard community. A suspect allegedly connected to multiple stabbings at a
Beaverton bank, one fatal, continued a path of crime into Tigard that ultimately sent a woman to the
hospital with stab wounds.
Following the stabbings in Beaverton, the suspect soon traveled into Tigard where he stabbed a
woman he encountered. Later,witnesses reported seeing a man matching the suspect's description
run from a vehicle. Fifty police officers from surrounding cities converged in that area where the
suspect was last seen. Police set up containment and scoured the vicinity in search of the suspect.
Shortly after,Tigard Police and the Washington County Sheriff located the suspect and placed him
into custody without incident.
Tigard Police would like to thank all their law enforcement partners who assisted with the
investigation and the apprehension of the suspect. It's evident that the training, skills and
professionalism of the police officers involved, attributed to the ability to restore the calm and safety
back in our community.
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