In the late evening hours of Thursday April 14, 2017, 18-year-old Kole Tabian Jones was arrested in connection with the homicide of 17-year-old Shawn Scott Jr.
Jones was arrested in the area of 165th Avenue and East Burnside Street. Jones was driving a stolen car when he was stopped by a Gresham Police Department officer and was subsequently arrested for the homicide.
Jones was booked into the Multnomah County Jail late Friday morning on charges of Murder, Robbery in the First Degree, and Unlawful Use of a Vehicle. Jones will be arraigned on Monday in Multnomah County Court.
This investigation started on Tuesday April 11, 2017, at 4:34 p.m., when North Precinct, Central Precinct, and Transit Officers responded to Holladay Park, located at 1125 Northeast Holladay Street, on the report of a person with a gunshot injury.
Officers and medical personnel arrived and located 17-year-old Shawn Scott Jr. of Vancouver, Washington, suffering from a fatal gunshot wound.
During the course of the investigation, Homicide detectives developed probable cause to arrest Kole Jones for murder.
Detectives are continuing to investigate this homicide and believe there are witnesses who have not contacted police with information.
Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact Detective Mark Slater at 503-823-9319, Mark.Slater@portlandoregon.gov. or Detective Erik Kammerer at 503-823-0762, Eriik.Kammerer@portlandoregon.gov