On Wednesday, police responded to a call in a Beaverton apartment complex about an alleged murder suicide case. Apparently, a 36 year old father killed his six year old son and 8 year old daughter. He then committed suicide when authorities arrived on the scene.
Police received a call from a female relative around 4:30 PM. The relative stood outside the Redwood Creek Apartments at Southwest Windmill Drive and Greenway Boulevard while waiting for the police.
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Upon arriving at the scene, police officers found three people believing them all dead. According to Jeremy Shaw, spokesman for the Beaverton police, the responding officers started backing up to preserve the crime scene. They then heard a racking sound of a gun’s slide then a single shot. Prior to the final gunshot, the officers said the father’s wound appeared to be fatal, hence their assumption that he was dead.
He stated that the 3 fatalities lived in the apartment along with the mother. However, she was not home when the incident happened. Shaw also said they did not know if the couple had other children or if the police department made contact with other family members.
Shaw said in a statement, “They’re in our thoughts and in our hearts. As they grieve, we grieve as a community.”
Beaverton authorities in conjunction with the Washington County Major Crimes Team are conducting the investigation. The Crimes Team rushed to the scene after hearing the call over the police radio and offered to help.
Diverse group of neighbors
Several rumors surfaced before the Beaverton police department cleared the situation.
Ashley Allen, who lived on the other side of the apartment and on her way to the gym, wondered what was happening. Neighbors told her that police found two children and a man dead in an apartment.
She said, “It’s really awful”. She moved in to Beaverton last year from Los Angeles and resided in Redwood Creek Apartment in July. She thought that moving into Oregon would be relatively peaceful then the incident happened. According to her, before Wednesday it was fairly quiet.
She also said, “There’s an eclectic group of people who live in such a big complex,”
Herman Fanger, a neighbor of the victims, said he was stopped by a police officer as he tried to enter his apartment. He saw police cars near the vicinity as he was coming back from walking his dog. The police officer told him there was a hostage situation and asked him to stay at a distance. He lives behind the apartment where the shootings occurred.
Police eventually let Fanger return home after explaining it was safe for him to go back.
Fanger said in an interview, “It hits close to home. It’s sad, it’s pretty sad. Some people seem to make terrible choices.”
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