4 Seattle teens arrested after NE Portland gas station shooting, linked to more crimes

Key Points:

• Four teenagers from Seattle were arrested in connection with a gas station shooting and robbery in Northeast Portland on July 17, with three tied to the shooting and all four linked to an earlier gas station robbery on July 14.
• During the July 17 incident, an employee was shot five times but is expected to survive; police recovered four guns, including one with a drum magazine, during a search warrant execution at a Northeast Portland home.
• The suspects are connected to multiple violent crimes earlier in the week, including a carjacking, a menacing incident involving firearms, and another gas station robbery where a clerk was pistol-whipped.
• Police acted swiftly, apprehending suspects within 19 hours of the shooting, and continue to investigate with possible additional charges and arrests pending, while also trying to understand the motive and the suspects' ties to Portland.
• A 36-year-old man was also arrested during the search for an outstanding warrant, and authorities encourage the public to submit anonymous tips to aid the ongoing investigation.