Vancouver Police investigate shooting
May 27, 2025
Today at around 12:10 p.m., Vancouver Police responded to 4100 Plomondon Street for reports of a drive-by shooting in the parking lot near the Jim Parsley Center. The investigation indicated that an altercation occurred between several individuals in the parking lot, with an unknown male shooting several rounds from a vehicle before driving off. There were no injuries reported. Officers located three shell casings in the parking lot. Roosevelt Elementary School was briefly in secure response while police investigated.
During the investigation, officers learned one of the juveniles in the parking lot retreated into the school, concealing a handgun wrapped in a sweatshirt. Video surveillance revealed that the juvenile handed the sweatshirt/handgun off to another juvenile, who attempted to conceal it inside the school. Officers located the sweatshirt inside the school with the stolen handgun.
One 15-year-old male and one 17-year-old male were booked into the juvenile detention center for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm II, Possession of a Stolen Firearm, and Possession of a Dangerous Weapon on School Grounds.
The Vancouver Police Department Crime Reduction Unit (CRU) is continuing the investigation to identify and locate the suspect(s) who fled the scene.