WILSONVILLE, Ore. — A high-speed chase through Clackamas County ended with sheriff's deputies shooting at the suspect vehicle in Wilsonville on Tuesday, according to witness videos shared with KGW.
Heavy police presence surrounded the location of the shooting, right near Wilsonville Town Center, at the intersection of Southwest Wilsonville Road and Southwest Town Center Loop East. The investigation ended up just steps away from the front door of the Wilsonville Police Department.
According to a statement later released by the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office, deputies stopped a stolen vehicle near that intersection around 12:30 p.m. There were two people in the car, and at least one was armed, the agency said.
There was an "exchange of gunfire," according to CCSO, and both people in the car were hit. No deputies were hurt, but gunfire did strike a patrol car.
Deputies started first aid on the two suspects until paramedics arrived. Both people were taken to the hospital in critical condition, the sheriff's office said.
In a video posted online, officers are seen surrounding a gold-colored car and at least five gunshots are heard. Witnesses also told KGW reporter Mike Benner that there were two people in the vehicle.
"I saw the cops with their guns drawn, pointing it at the car, and then I heard shots go off," said the woman who recorded the video and asked to remain anonymous. She said she later saw what looked like the driver being pulled from the car and a passenger get out, apparently limping.
The shooting followed a high-speed chase that went through Wilsonville Road, according to cellphone video shared with KGW. The video, taken from inside a nearby vehicle, shows police chasing a gold-colored car, which appears to be the same car seen at the shooting scene.
"From what I know, the suspect's still alive, from what I saw in the video that I took. They've just had this whole area blocked ever since," said Steven Greenhaw, who captured the video of the chase as well as a later video of deputies providing first aid to at least one person after the shooting.
The Clackamas County Interagency Major Crimes Team is investigating, led by Oregon State Police and Milwaukie Police detectives, along with the district attorney's office. The deputies who fired their weapons have been placed on paid administrative leave.
Wilsonville High School is less than a mile from where the shooting happened, but administrators at the West Linn-Wilsonville School District said that none of its schools entered secure or lockdown procedures. Police assured the district that the incident was contained "far away" from any school campuses, a spokesperson said.
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