12/16/2021 - UPDATE: Double Homicide Suspect Arrested • Tigard Police Department
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13125 SW Hail Boulevard, Tigard, Oregon 97223 • www.tigard-or.gov/police
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 16, 2021
Contact:
Kelsey Anderson
Public Information Officer
Tigard Police Department
Phone: 971-708-2921
Email: Kelsey.Anderson@tigard-or.gov
UPDATE: Double Homicide Suspect Arrested
Update at 9 PM: At roughly 7:30 PM the suspect in this case was taken into custody by U.S.
Marshals in the city of Sandy, Oregon. He has been identified as Ronald Terry Stephens
(DOB: 12/24/1980). He is being charged with two counts of first-degree murder and will be
transported to the Washington County Jail.
Investigators believe he was known to the victims and this was not a random act. No
additional information is being released at this time.
Original Release: Tigard Police officers and the Washington County Major Crimes Team are
investigating a double homicide.
At 11:59 AM, officers responded to reports of a shooting at The Birches, an apartment
complex at 11485 SW Greenburg Road. Responding officers found a man and woman who
died at the scene.
An immediate search was conducted in the neighborhood for any potential suspect(s) but
nothing was found. Based on the K9 track and witness statements, it's likely the suspect(s)
left the area in a car. Investigators do not believe there is any ongoing safety threat in the
immediate area.
No arrest(s) have yet been made, and we have no further information about the victims at
this time.
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NEWS RELEASE
One lane of SW Greenburg Road is open in each direction to allow transit, school buses
and other neighborhood traffic to get through the area while investigators remain on the
scene, which may take several hours.
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