On November 8, 2018, members with the Portland Police Bureau's Tactical Operation Division's Gang Enforcement Team and Gun Violence Task Force arrested 31-year-old Cedric A. Jones and 34-year-old Chancy Trice. Trice and Jones were arrested in connection with a shooting investigation that began on October 15, 2018 in the 13000 block of Northeast Prescott Drive.
Officers arrested Jones during a traffic stop in the area of Northeast 122nd Avenue and Northeast Shaver Street. After Jones was taken into custody, members of the Portland Police Bureau's Special Emergency Response Team, Air Support Unit, Gang Enforcement Team and the Gun Violence Response Team served multiple search warrants in connection with this shooting investigation. Officers served the warrants at a residence in the 500 block of Northeast Knott Street and another residence in the 13000 Block of Northeast Prescott Drive.
During the warrant service, Trice was taken into custody. As officers served the warrant at the residence in the 500 block of Northeast Knott Street, they located and seized four handguns inside the residence. (Photographs of the seized firearms are provided with this release.)
Jones and Trice were booked into the Multnomah County Jail. Jones was lodged at the Multnomah County Jail on charges of Attempt Murder with a Firearm, Robbery in the First Degree, Assault in the First Degree, Assault in the Second Degree, Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Felon in Possession of a Weapon (two counts), and warrants for Delivery of Cocaine and Possession of Cocaine. Trice was lodged on charges of Attempt Murder with a Firearm, Robbery in the First Degree, Assault in the First Degree, Assault in the Second Degree, Unlawful Use of a Weapon, and Felon in Possession of a Weapon.
The victim that suffered an injury as a result of the October 15, 2018, shooting remains in a Portland hospital receiving treatment for his injuries. He remains in serious condition.
Anyone with information about this shooting, Jones or Trice should contact Portland Police Bureau Tactical Operation Division Gun Violence Response Team Detective Jeffery Pontius at 503-823-2081 or Jeffery.Pontius@portlandoregon.gov
The Gun Violence Response Team (GVRT), a unit within the Tactical Operations Division (TOD), is contacted 24 hours a day about any shooting in the City of Portland and works to coordinate investigative resources on all shooting incidents.
The Portland Police Bureau is a partner in the Portland Area Crime Gun Initiative (PACGI), which is based on the National Crime Gun Intelligence Center model, working with other law enforcement partners to prevent violent crime by identifying perpetrators, linking criminal activities, and identifying sources of crime guns for immediate disruption, investigation, and prosecution. These efforts and others are all components of Crime Gun Intelligence Centers (CGICs), which is an interagency collaboration focused on the immediate collection, management, and analysis of crime gun evidence, such as shell casings, in real time, in an effort to identify shooters, disrupt criminal activity, and to prevent future violence.
PACGI also includes the following agencies: Gresham Police Department; Multnomah County Sheriff's Office; Multnomah County District Attorney's Office: US Attorney's Office; Oregon State Police, Oregon State Crime Lab; ATF; and, FBI. The Portland Police Bureau and PACGI will continue to work with: the Office of Youth Violence Prevention; Habilitation Empowerment Accountability Therapy (HEAT) and the Gang Impacted Families Team (GIFT).
To learn more the National Crime Gun Intelligence Center Initiative, visit: https://crimegunintelcenters.org/
Additional information about the Office of Youth Violence Prevention can be found at http://www.portlandonline.com/safeyouth/
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On Monday, October 15, 2018, at 9:12 p.m., North Precinct officers responded to the 13000 block of Northeast Prescott Drive on the report of a shooting.
Officers arrived in the area, located one person with a gunshot injury, and provided the injured person with emergency first aid until emergency medical responders arrived. When emergency medical personnel arrived they provided the victim medical aid and transported the victim to an area hospital for treatment of what was believed to be a serious but non-life-threatening injury.
Officers continue to investigate this shooting and no suspects have been taken into custody at this time.
This remains an active investigation and there is no additional information to provide at this time.
The Gun Violence Response Team responded to assume the investigation. Criminalists with the Forensic Evidence Division have also responded to assist with this investigation.
During this investigation Northeast Prescott Drive will be closed between Northeast 128th Place and Northeast 131st Avenue.
Anyone who witnessed this shooting or who possesses video surveillance footage of the shooting is asked to contact Portland Police Bureau Tactical Operations Division Gun Violence Response Team at 503-823-4106.
The Portland Police Bureau works closely with Enough is Enough PDX, a community-led campaign aimed at encouraging people to take a stand against gang violence in the area.
For more information about Enough is Enough PDX and how you can get involved, please visit https://www.facebook.com/EnoughIsEnoughPDX
Additional information about Enough is Enough PDX and other City efforts addressing youth violence can be found at the Office of Youth Violence Prevention, http://www.portlandonline.com/safeyouth/
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