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NEWS RELEASE
TIGARD
OR 13125 SW Hall Boulevard, Tigard, Oregon 97223 • www.tigard-or.gov/police
July 24, 2024
CONTACT:
Maddie Bauer, Community Engagement Coordinator
Tigard Police Department
Phone: 503-407-9469
Email: Maddie.Bauer@tigard-or.gov
SUSPECT ARRESTED AFTER STABBING MAN
A man is in jail after officers believe he stabbed another man in the parking lot of a
business in the 10100 block of SW Washington Square Road.
On Tuesday, July 23rd at 4:56 PM, Tigard Police officers were dispatched to an
assault with a weapon where a man had been stabbed with a broken bottle.
Workers at a nearby pet hospital helped control the victim's bleeding as they
waited for emergency services. Upon arrival, officers learned that the suspect and
victim did not know each other but that the suspect had made an offensive
comment to the victim's partner. After stabbing the victim with the broken bottle,
the suspect took off.
Additional officers worked with witnesses and Trimet to get a description of the
suspect, and Trimet confirmed a man matching the suspect's description was
currently on a bus headed out of Tigard. Officers caught up with the bus and safely
arrested the man, identified as Timel Degraffe, age 30.
Mr. Degraffe was taken to the Washington County Jail and is facing charges of
Assault II and Unlawful Use of a Weapon, and was cited on a Multnomah County
misdemeanor warrant.
Thankfully, the victim's injuries in this case were non-life threatening and he is
receiving care at a nearby hospital.
We'd like to thank our partners at the Washington County Sheriff's Office,
Beaverton Police Department and Trimet for their help with this case, as well as the
staff at the Hannah Pet Hospital who helped the injured victim while waiting for
emergency services to arrive.
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