On March 17 in the mid-afternoon a Clark County Sheriff’s Deputy received two reports of middle school-aged children being robbed in separate incidents. Both incidents involved a male suspect who either pointed or flashed a firearm at the victims. Both incidents have been referred to the Sheriff’s Tactical Detective Unit, which will follow up on any forthcoming leads.
The victims, both 11 and 12 years old, were walking home from school around 3 pm on 3/17.
Incident #1:
Reported location: 10100 block of NE 72nd Street, Vancouver, WA
Suspect Description: teenage African-American male, "skinny", about 5-10.
Suspect wearing: red bandanna over his mouth, black shirt, blue jeans, light blue beanie.
Suspect vehicle: light gray or blue sedan with aluminum wheels
Description of Incident: Suspect got out of vehicle, which contained 3-4 other males. Suspect pointed a black handgun at the victim, and took his backpack.
Incident #2:
Reported location: 10400 block of NE 74th Street, Vancouver, WA
Suspect Description: teenage dark-skinned male, taller than 5-03.
Suspect Wearing: White jacket, had a shaved right eyebrow
Description of Incident: Suspect, with another unidentified male, approached victim on foot, asked him if he had any money. Victim replied he did not. Suspect displayed a handgun that was in his waistband, and asked the victim if he had anything of value. Victim said he had a musical instrument. Suspect(s) left on foot, taking nothing.
The Sheriff's Office is asking anyone with additional information on either of these incidents to contact us at our West Precinct, 360-397-6079. Both incidents have been referred to our TDU. No further reports of robberies in this area with similar descriptions have been received by CCSO.