16 year old Oregon boy shot to death while sitting in car

A 16 year old boy was found shot to death in a car in his driveway in an Oregon community:

Officials said the 16-year-old, Lazaro Lizandro Fuentes Burgos, was shot while he sat in a 1994 Nissan Sentra. Neighbors heard shots around 1:40 a.m., but police weren’t notified of the shooting for about an hour.

Burgos lived in Southeast Portland’s Lents neighborhood and has no known gang ties or drug ties. The motive for this shooting is not known, officials said.

Sgt. Pete Simpson, a Portland Police Bureau spokesman, said neighbors in the 5800 block of Northeast 59th called 911 around 3 a.m. after finding the teen inside a parked vehicle suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.

5 year old Oregon boy injured with father's black powder pistol

A 5 year old Oregon boy was shot in the stomach when his father's replica powder gun discharged. From an article:

Investigators say the boy found his father’s black powder pistol in an unsecured cabinet in the home while his father was asleep. His 8-year-old sister tried to take the gun away from him and it discharged, striking the boy.

The child’s father is a convicted felon and is not allowed to be in possession of a firearm. Medford Police arrested 46-year-old Brian Green for assault, reckless endangerment, and felon in possession of a firearm. His bail is set at $14,000 at the Jackson County Jail.

Police say the black powder pistol is considered a firearm because it is a replica and not an original antique pistol. “This is not an antique firearm. This is a modern reproduction of a cap and ball revolver,” said Sergeant Darrell Graham with Medford Police.

Every gun in the hands of a child must first pass through the hands of an adult.

8-year old Oregon boy unintentionally shot at home

(UPDATED -- See below)

An 8-year old boy was unintentionally shot in his home in Gresham, Oregon.

From an article:

An 8-year-old boy was shot in the abdomen at his home in Gresham Saturday afternoon in what investigators said appears to be an accidental shooting.

Police were called to the home in the 17900 block of SE Marie Street around 2:20 p.m. after the shooting. The boy was rushed to a hospital for emergency surgery and is said to be stable.

Gresham police are investigating.

UPDATE (1/13/14):  The boy was shot by his father, with a shotgun.  The father claims it happened "while storing his shotgun in a gun safe."  From an article:

An 8-year-old boy is recovering after his father accidentally shot him Saturday afternoon while storing his shotgun in a gun safe, Gresham Police said. 

The boy was struck once in the abdomen at his home, in the 17900 block of Southeast Marie St. around 2:19 p.m., police said in a press release. His family drove him to a nearby hospital, and the boy was immediately transferred to another hospital for surgery. Police did not know his exact condition, but said he is "stable, alert and talking."  

Gresham detectives have corroborated the family's statements about the shooting, according to the release. They cautioned people to always treat their firearms as if they are loaded, even if they believe them to be unloaded, and to always point them in a safe direction.

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11-year-old showing off gun unintentionally shoots 14-year-old

14-year-old Jesse Arredondo, of Salem, Oregon, was shot in the shoulder by his 11-year-old friend.
According to a news report:

The 11-year-old brought the .45-caliber semi-automatic handgun to show it to his friends. 

While handling the gun, it went off and the bullet struck Arredondo in the shoulder.
He was taken to Salem Hospital to be treated. 

Deputies said the gun was owned by the 11-year-old's father. He told deputies that the gun is normally stored in a gun safe at their home, and he was not aware his son had gained access to the weapon. 

The district attorney's office will now determine if any charges should be filed against the 11-year-old boy or his father.

5 year old shot by gun owner using gun as a "crutch"

Thanks to the Ohh Shoot blog for providing us with this tragic story. A five year old Oregon girl was

Alysa Bobbitt

senselessly shot by a man in the apartment above when he used his AK-47 as a crutch to get up from his couch. From the blog post:

30-year-old Jon Andrew Meyer, Jr. was visiting friends in Grants Pass, Oregon. He told police that he was using his assault rifle as a crutch to help him get up from a couch when he unintentionally discharged the gun.

The gun burst went through the ceiling and hit 5-year-old Alysa Bobbitt and another woman who were in a room upstairs. They were taken to the hospital for treatment.

Alysa, who was shot in the head, died of her injuries. The woman, who was shot in the torso, is expected to recover.

Meyer was arrested and charged with manslaughter, assault and illegal possession of a machine gun. Police did not say if the assault rifle had been manufactured as fully automatic or if it had been modified later. However, Meyer's lawyer said Meyer had been assured the gun was not fully automatic when he bought it. 

Reports indicate that at the time of the shooting Meyer was the subject of a restraining order that was taken out by his fiancee. In the petition she described him as an unpredictable drug addict who had threatened her with a gun. Reports do no indicate if the judge had barred Meyer from possessing guns as a result of the restraining order.

We don't usually comment on our stories but it is hard not to say that this case was a totally senseless and avoidable shooting. Little girls should not get shot while sitting in their apartments by a careless person with a gun.

Two Oregon teen boys shoot and kill one man and injure another

Two teen boys, 17-year-old Brian Hernandez Cardon and 15-year-old Reynaldo Antonio Ceja, are accused of the shooting death of a 33-year old man and the shooting injury of a 22-year old man in Gresham, Oregon.  The shooting may be gang-related.

From an article:

Lt. Claudio Grandjean said detectives arrested 15-year-old Reynaldo Antonio Ceja at his girlfriend’s house in Estacada on Saturday at 3 p.m. 

The other suspect, 17-year-old Brian Hernandez Cardon, was arrested by Beaverton police on Friday night in Beaverton. 

Both boys face one count each of murder and assault. Police took them to the Donald E. Long Juvenile Detention Center. 

KATU normally does not name minors who are accused of crimes, but we named the boys in this case because of the severity of the crimes. 

Police said Paulino "Paul" Venancio-Lopez, 33, of Gresham was shot and killed at Red Sunset Park. He was found dead near the basketball courts just before 10 p.m. Friday. 

Neighbors said they heard two "pops" around 9 p.m. and then two more several minutes later. They thought they were fireworks. 

Police said 22-year-old Omar Merino-Lopez, who had been shot in the leg, walked to Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center about six blocks away. 

Grandjean said the shooting was "possibly gang-related." Police haven't confirmed if the victims know each other.

The article didn't say how the boys got their guns and ammo.

Every gun in the hands of a child must first pass through the hands of an adult.

5-year old Oregon girl killed when man fires assault weapon through ceiling

A 5-year old girl, Alyssa Bobbit, was in her apartment in Grant's Pass, Oregon, along her mother and another adult woman, Karen Hancock, when a transient male, Jon Andrew Meyer Jr., age 30, visited their home.

That's when Meyer found an assault rifle in the home, which was apparently fully automatic, either by design or by alteration of a semi-auto version.  He then fired the gun through the ceiling of the room, striking Alyssa in the head and wounding Hancock in the torso.  Alyssa later died.

From an article:

Police said Meyer was in a downstairs room of the apartment when the rifle went off there, and the girl and the woman were upstairs in the same apartment. The woman was not related to the girl, whose mother was also in the apartment, but not shot, Turner said. 

A neighbor, Chris Mehl, told The Grants Pass Daily Courier (http://bit.ly/11Sry9a ) that he heard a gunshot, then a rapid firing. 

When he left his house, he said, he saw the girl on the sidewalk. It appeared she'd been struck in the head, and he tried to stop the blood, he said. .... 

Bill Dodder told The Associated Press that he heard a very loud sound while inside his house a block away, but did not immediately recognize it as gunfire. When he went to see what was going on, he saw Meyer outside yelling on his cellphone, apparently with the 911 dispatcher, and asking bystanders for the address. 

Dodder said Meyer told the dispatcher, "There is no shooter! There is no shooter!" and added that he did not know the magazine was loaded. 

Police said the girl was taken to the hospital in Grants Pass but died a short time later. They said the woman, 44, was shot in the torso and hospitalized in stable condition.

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Car with children shot while driving on I-5 in Oregon

A car with a family of a couple and their two children in it was driving on Interstate 5, near Wilsonville, Oregon, when another car pulled up alongside with two males in it.  They opened fire on the family, hitting the side of the car three times before driving off.

Luckily no one was injured.

The suspects got away.

From an article:

Jose Gomez Munoz, 43, of Cornelius, was heading northbound with his wife and two children, when a dark, 4-door sedan pulled alongside, state police said. That's when Munoz reported hearing, "two loud bangs," and watched the dark car speed away. 

Troopers say the suspect vehicle in the shooting contained two young adult Hispanic males. The vehicle containing the two suspects was last seen heading northbound passing the Interstate 5 Baldock Rest Area. 

Three bullet holes were found in the left side of the car; two in the driver's door and one in the left rear passenger door, but none of the bullets penetrated into the car's interior.

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9-year old Oregon girl unintentionally shot and killed by man "practicing his draw"

Shayla May Shonneker, age 9

A 9-year old girl, Shayla May Shonneker, was playing in her backyard, in Oregon City, Oregon.  Inside, here mother's boyfriend, 32-year-old Joseph Wolters, an Iraq war vet, was "practicing drawing his gun" when he unintentionally discharged it.  

The bullet exited the house through a wall, traveled 50 yards, and hit Shayla May in the face.  She soon died from her wound.

No charges have been filed.

From an article:

Police said Shayla May Shonneker was in her back yard when she was shot from inside the house, and it appears to be an accident. Her mother's boyfriend, 32-year-old Joseph Wolters of Gladstone, was practicing holstering and unholstering a handgun when it fired. The bullet went through a wall and hit Shonneker, who was about 50 yards away from the house, according to police. 

Police said Wolters had recently been hired for an armed security job with an armored transport company. He told police he was practicing drawing the gun in preparation for his new job. 

Neighbor Cindy Gill said she heard the shot, and the screams that followed. 

"He was trying to start CPR, but he was crying so hard and so hysterical," Gill said. "He was having trouble keeping it going. He would stop and say 'breathe baby,' and I said 'you can't stop. You have to keep going.'" 

Shonneker was taken by LifeFlight helicopter to Oregon Health and Science University. She died when she arrived at the hospital. 

"You'd figure they'd be safe when the kids are outside, but that wasn't the case. It went off," Gill said. "It's just the most heart-wrenching pain, and there's nothing you can do to stop their pain." 

No charges have been filed against Wolters at this time. 

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15-year old boy found dead in southern Oregon from self-inflicted gunshot

A 15-year old boy was found dead in Sutherlin, Oregon, in an apparent suicide using a gun.

From an article:

According to the Sutherlin Police Department, officers responded to a home in the 500 block of E. Sixth Ave., after a juvenile was reported missing. 

Police say they discovered a 15-year-old male deceased, who had suffered a single gunshot wound. 

The Douglas County Medical Examiner responded to assist at the scene. 

Sutherlin police are continuing the investigation.

It doesn't say where the boy got the gun and ammo.

Every gun in the hands of a child must first pass through the hands of an adult.

17-year old girl finds loaded gun in church bathroom left overnight

A 17-year old girl in a church in Lebanon, Oregon, found a loaded, holstered handgun in a church bathroom in Lebanon, Oregon.  It had been left there overnight by an off-duty deputy who had been visiting the church from out of state.

The article doesn't say if the weapon was conceal carry or open carry.

Luckily, the girl was fine and the gun was retrieved.

No charges were filed.

From an article:

A church group chaperone got sick to his stomach and put his loaded gun on the window sill in the church bathroom, where it remained until a 17-year-old girl found it the next morning. 

No one was hurt, and the holstered weapon had its safety on, Rev. Frank Moloney of First Christian Church told KVAL News. 

The church made an announcement about finding an "expensive item" in the bathroom, and the man - visiting with a church group from Washington state, where he works as a sheriff's deputy - claimed his gun. 

Moloney said a churchgoer filed a complaint with the sheriff's office in Washington state over the incident. 

He declined to name the deputy or the county in Washington where he works.

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Oregon school bus hit by gunfire, with kids onboard

A school bus was going down the road, near St. Paul, Oregon, when a bullet struck the windshield, just above the driver.  Luckily, neither the driver nor the two elementary children on the bus were hit.

It wasn't determined if the bus was targeted or if it was a stray bullet, but it is thought to be unintentional.  No one has yet been caught.

From an article:

The St. Paul School District bus was westbound on St. Paul Highway at about 1 p.m. when the driver heard the impact.   

The bullet hit the windshield about 10 inches above the driver's head but did not penetrate the glass. The impact left a spider-web like crack in the windshield. 

There were two elementary school age children on the bus at the time. Neither the children nor the bus driver was injured.  

Sr. Deputy David Wagner inspected the damage to the bus.   

Wagner determined that the bus was struck in a very open, flat area, but the driver saw no one in the area.  Given that it was a single shot, Wagner suspects the incident was non-intentional.  It more likely came from someone shooting a firearm in the fields surrounding the area where the incident occurred.   

Wagner was unable to identify the caliber of the projectile, but he suspects it was a 22 caliber or a pellet from a pellet gun.

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16-year old girl shot to death in Oregon

Kayla Ann Hendrickson, age 16

A 16-year old girl, Kayla Ann Hendrickson, of Beaverton, Oregon, was found shot to death in Tillamook, Oregon.

A young man associated with her  in some way, 24-year old Jacob Allen Green of Newport, Oregon, is implicated in the shooting.  He was later found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound in California, and died soon after.

From an article:

A girl found dead along Highway 6 east of Tillamook late Friday night was shot to death, state police said. 

Investigators said 16-year-old Kayla Ann Hendrickson was from the Beaverton, Ore. area. An autopsy done Sunday morning confirmed Hendrickson died of gunshot wounds. 

Beaverton School District officials confirmed she attended Sunset High School for a short time during the last school year. 

Police also identified a person of interest in the case as Jacob Allen Green, 24, of Newport, Ore. They said Green shot and himself on Saturday, Jan. 19 along the Northern California Coast. 

He was taken to a hospital but later died. 

"Green was operating a vehicle matching the description of one which was sought as a vehicle of interest in connection with the Highway 6 death investigation," police said in a press release. They said Green knew Hendrickson.

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Two Oregon teens shoot police car and other motorists with pellet gun

Two teen boys, ages 14 and 15, shot at and hit a police car and three other moving vehicles with a pellet gun, in Pleasant Hill, Oregon.  Luckily, no one was hurt or any traffic accidents.

From an article:

The two youths - a 14-year-old from Pleasant Hill and a 15-year-old from Coburg - were cited and released to their parents. The Lane County Sheriff's Office said the two face multiple counts of reckless endangering and criminal mischief. 

The sheriff's office got a report of projectiles hitting cars on Cloverdale Road just after 8:20 p.m. Saturday. When the first deputy responded to the scene, his vehicle was also struck by a pellet, the sheriff's office said. 

Three motorists reported damage to their vehicles, including a rear side window of a car with two small children seated in the backseat. 

No injuries or traffic accidents were reporting in connection to the incident.

Pellet guns aren't toys.

12-year old Oregon boy finds loaded gun in movie theater

A 12-year old boy, Kolton McKinney, and a friend went to see "The Hobbit" in a theater in Tillamook, Oregon, along with three busloads of 7th graders.  When Kolton lowered his movie seat, though, he found a loaded 9mm semi-auto handgun with the safety off.  

Authorities were notified.  The owner of the gun, Gary Quackenbush, 61, eventually showed up to look for his missing gun, thinking it would be in the lost-and-found box.  Quackenbush has a conceal carry permit.

From an article:

When Kolton McKinney, 12, unfolded the seat in a Tillamook movie theater Wednesday morning and heard a "plink," he thought a part of the seat might have fallen out. 

Then the boy heard his friend say, "Dude, there's a gun." 

A loaded Beretta 9mm semi-automatic handgun, that is. One bullet in the chamber. The safety off. 

But authorities said the dangerous encounter turned out OK in no small part because the two boys did exactly as they should have. They stayed away from the gun and called for a teacher, who in turn called police to Tillamook's Coliseum Theatre. 

"I went through a hunter's safety course, and I was expecting the worst, like the safety would be off or something," McKinney said. "I was kind of scared that it might have went off." 

And it very well could have, said Tillamook Sheriff Andy Long. 

"If they had picked that gun up and decided it was a play gun, with all those kids in the Coliseum, it could have been very tragic," Long said. .... 

"They left an officer there just to make people feel good," Schild said. "The kids did get their reward. But it could have been bad. In light of recent events, our sense of awareness is certainly heightened. Loaded handguns aren't supposed to be laying around ." 

On Wednesday evening, Gary Quackenbush, 61, turned up at the theater seeking his missing gun, "like it would be in the lost and found with lost eyeglasses and other things," said Long. 

"He has a concealed handgun license," Long said. "That will be revoked tonight. The law says if you are a danger to yourself or the public, it can be revoked." 

A man answering a phone number listed for Quackenbush laughed and told a reporter, "Get a life." 

Authorities are holding onto the firearm until their investigation into the matter is complete.

UPDATE (12/27/12):  The owner of the gun is not only a conceal carry permit holder, but also a licensed gun dealer.  He doesn't understand why he is being considered a "bad guy" for his irresponsibility.  From an article:

Police are now holding the pistol as evidence and have revoked Quackenbush's concealed handgun permit. 

Quackenbush said he carried the permit and weapon because of shootings such as the one at Clackamas Town Center and Sandy Hook Elementary School. He's also a licensed gun dealer, but said he does very little selling and mostly steers buyers to good websites. 

"You go into a mall and all of a sudden there is this jackass psycho killing people," he said. "I'll stand in front of a kid and take the bullet, but I'm going to take him out, too." 

Tillamook Police Chief Terry Wright said he's recommending that Tillamook County prosecutors charge Quackenbush with reckless endangerment, a misdemeanor. The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said it wouldn't affect his gun-selling license. 

"This is not something we can just blow off," Wright said, noting that the gun had a bullet in the chamber and the safety was off. ....

Still, the man whose passion is writing whimsical stories and who looks forward to retiring after running a local market for years, ponders how he's now cast as a "malevolent criminal."
"You have people shooting up malls, building bombs," he said. "And I'm the bad guy." 

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15-year old girl shot in Clackamas, Oregon mall shooting

Kristina Shevchenko, age 15

A 15-year old girl, Kristina Shevchenko, was shopping at the Clackamas Town Center mall when shots rang out.   

The shooter, Jacob Tyler Roberts, armed with an AR-15 assault rifle, multiple clips, body armor, and a hockey mask, shot at random people in the mall, killing two adults and wounding Kristina.  

The two adults who were killed were identified as Steve Mathew Forsyth, 45, was a father of two and a kids sports coach, and Cindy Yuille, 54, a hospice care nurse.

Kristina was hit multiple times in the chest, with damage to a lung and her liver, and is in critical condition.

From an article:

A survivor of the Clackamas Town Center shooting Tuesday afternoon was identified Wednesday morning as Kristina Shevchenko, 15, of Portland. 

She was struck by several bullets but none hit vital organs, according to Oregon Health & Science University chief medical officer Charles Kilo.  She was in serious condtion in the hospital's trauma intensive care unit, with her family at her side, he said.

UPDATE:  From another article:

Kristina Shevchenko’s trauma surgeon, Dr. Laszlo Kiraly, said she came to Oregon Health and Science University “seriously wounded with an assault rifle wound to the chest.” 

She was awake when she arrived, but her lung and liver were seriously damaged. 

Surgeons operated on her that night, which Kiraly said was successful. As of Wednesday afternoon, she was listed in “serious” condition in the intensive care unit. 

During a news conference on Wednesday, Kiraly said he is “optimistic for her full recovery,” although he said there would be a lengthy rehabilitation process.  

“We are deeply grateful for the quick response of the emergency service providers, public safety and police officers as well as Clackamas Town Center staff,” Shevchenko’s family said in a statement. “We would also like to thank everyone at OHSU Hospital. We very much appreciate the incredible support we’ve received from friends, family members and the Portland community.” 

“I was very impressed with the support her family offered,” Kiraly said, noting that family members have been by Kristina’s side the entire time. “It’s clear to me that she’s a very brave young woman.” 

"She informed us today that the first person to be thanked is Alyona, her friend and schoolmate at Clackamas Middle School, who immediately called 911 and remained by her side until the emergency service providers arrived," the family said. 

Members of Kristina’s family have created a Facebook page to provide updates and collect donations.  

Kiraly said the kind of assault rifle used in the shooting typically causes severe damage to victims. Many of Kristina’s wounds were caused by the blast effect of being hit by such a high velocity round.  

He said the wounds are different than doctors might see with a handgun. Gunshot wounds from this type of weapon are generally only seen with hunting accidents or police situations where they must use powerful rifles. 

“These were serious, life-threatening injuries.” 

Kristina's family has released a media statement about her.

UPDATE (12/14/12): Kristina's condition has now been upgraded from serious to fair, and is able to talk, eat, and sleep.

Two boys, 7 and 11, attempt armed carjacking in Oregon

Two boys, ages 7 and 11, were able to get a .22-caliber handgun and attempted to carjack and rob a woman in Portland, Oregon.  The woman fled without injury, and the boys were apprehended.

From an article:

Two Oregon boys, ages 7 and 11, are accused of trying to rob a woman with a loaded gun, police said Sunday. 

The boys tried to carjack a 22-year-old woman who was in her family's truck waiting for her parents in a church parking lot, Portland police said in a statement. 

Ami Garrett, of southeast Portland, told officers that when the boys approached her, the younger boy told the older boy to “show her your piece.” 

The woman said that when she refused to give them her vehicle, they demanded cash and her phone. She said that as she drove away, she saw the 11-year-old boy pull a gun from his pocket. 

The boys were apprehended in the parking lot by officers responding to reports of children with guns. Police said they recovered a loaded .22 caliber handgun from the older boy's pockets. 

Detectives were investigating how the boys obtained a gun. Because of their age, the boys could not be taken into custody at a juvenile detention center, so they were returned to their families, police said. 

The 11-year-old tried to escape his parents’ house but was quickly caught by officers and returned to his parents. 

Police planned to give the case to the juvenile court.

According to another article, the gun was found cocked and loaded in the older boy's pocket.

According to yet another article, the 11-year old is known to the police for causing trouble by making threats and vandalizing by throwing rocks.

It is unknown how the boys got the gun.

Every gun in the hands of a child must first pass through the hands of an adult.


UPDATE (12/12/12):  The 11-year old's father, Joseph Charlton, has now been arrested and will likely be charged in leaving the gun available to his son.  Portland has a Child Access Prevention law.  Charlton is also a convicted felon and will be charged for illegally owning a gun.  The boy and his two younger siblings have been taken into protective services.

From an article:

The gun was a .22-caliber derringer pistol, said Sgt. Pete Simpson, spokesman for the Portland Police Bureau. .... 

About 10 a.m., the Police Bureau's Gun Task Force served a search warrant in the 16100 block of Southeast Alder Street in connection with the case. The state Department of Human Services took a 4-year-old girl,  the 11-year-old accused in the gun case and a 9-year-old into protective custody. 

"The overall conditions in home, circumstances, are not healthy for kids," Simpson said of the decision to take the children into protective custody. 

Police also obtained search warrants for two Dodge trucks belonging to the family. Multnomah County animal control officers removed two animals, a cat and a dog, from the property, police said. 

The home searched sits next door to the Freedom Foursquare Church, where 22-year-old Amy Garrett said she was accosted Saturday by an 11-year-old with with a gun and a 7-year-old toting bullets in a backpack.  

"We have probable cause to arrest the dad for at least leaving the gun unsecured,"  Simpson said. 

Police also charged Charlton, a convicted felon, with felon in possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of a firearm, endangering the welfare of a minor and endangering a child by allowing access to a firearm under the city's two-year-old ordinance. No other guns were found inside the home during the search, police said. 

Charlton is the first person in Portland to be prosecuted under the city ordinance.

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17-year old Oregon boy brings gun to school and threatens classmate

A 17-year old boy is accused of bringing a handgun to school in Salem, Oregon, and pointing it at a classmate.

From an article:

Police in Salem, Oregon say that a 17-year-old high school student accused of pointing a handgun at another student during class has been taken into custody. 

No one was injured and police did not immediately find a gun. 

Lieutenant Dave Okada said the North Salem High School student was in class Wednesday morning when he was seen "pointing what appeared to be a handgun" at another student. 

Officers responded and found the teen several blocks from the school. Okada says the boy is accused of disorderly conduct, menacing and possession of a firearm in a public building.

Every gun in the hands of a child must first pass through the hands of an adult.

15-year old boy fires gun into Oregon home with small children inside

A 15-year old boy and possibly two other suspects fired at least one round into a Portland, Oregon home, barely missing a family there, including two small children.  The 15-year old has been captured, but not the others involved.  It may have been a gang-related shooting.

From an article:

A bullet was fired into a north Portland home Sunday in a gang shooting. 

Police say the bullet went through the outside wall and into ceiling of an upstairs bedroom of the home occupied by five adults and two small children. Investigators believe the family living at the home was not the intended target. 

Officers saw three suspects who ran from the scene. Two got away but officers caught and arrested a 15-year-old with a handgun.

The article didn't say how the boy got the gun.

Every gun in the hands of a child must first pass through the hands of an adult.

16-year old Oregon boy fires gun in public park

A fight took place among youths in Springfield, Oregon, at Meadow Park.  That's when one boy pulled out a stolen handgun and fired shots.  Luckily no one was injured.

The boy was arrested.

From an article:

A 16-year-old boy faces charges alleging he fired several shots from a stolen gun during a fight on Monday afternoon in Springfield’s Meadow Park. 

Springfield police were called to investigate the incident just after 3:30 p.m. Monday. As many as 10 people from two separate groups may have been involved in the incident, police Sgt. David Lewis said. 

No one was struck by any gunfire, and no property damage was reported, Lewis said.

The article doesn't say how or where the gun was stolen.

Every gun in the hands of a child must first pass through the hands of an adult.