Vancouver Police Investigate Shooting (Update: Booking Charge Revision) -06/05/25

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The suspect was not charged with Possesion of a Stolen Firearm. He was booked on the other listed charges. We apologize for the error. 

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Detectives from the Vancouver Police Department Crime Reduction Unit (CRU) have continued the investigation into the drive-by-shooting that occurred on May 27^th in front of the Jim Parsley Center. They identified the suspect as Jarod Ngiraibuuch.

On June 5, 2025, at around 2:23 p.m., Detectives from CRU, with assistance from the SW Washington SWAT team, served a search warrant at an apartment at 2900 General Anderson Avenue. Ngiraibuuch was taken into custody without incident and booked into the Clark County Jail for Drive By Shooting, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm II, Possession of a Dangerous Weapon on a School Facility and Possession of a Stolen Firearm.  

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Vancouver, Wash. – Today at around 12:10 p.m. Vancouver Police responded to 4100 Plomondon Street for the report of a drive-by shooting in the parking lot near the Jim Parsley Center. The investigation indicated that some type of 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, it was learned that one of the juveniles in the parking lot retreated into the school located within the Jim Parsely center, 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.  The sweatshirt was located inside the school by police and was found to contain a 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.

Nothing further is releasable.

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VPD Seeks Assistance Locating Man Who Went Missing Near Columbia River (Update) -05/30/25

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Today at around 5:30 p.m., several people who were swimming in the Columbia River near a beach in the area of the 6300 block of NW Lower River Road reported seeing a body in the river. Vancouver Police and the the Clark County Medical Examiner's Office responded. The Clark County Medical Examiner will positively confirm the identity, however it is believed that this is the body of Franky Fred. His family has been notified.  

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The Vancouver Police Department is seeking public assistance in locating Franky Fred, who was last seen by friends near Vancouver Lake last Friday (05/23/2025). Some of Franky's personal effects were also located near the lake, on a beach near the Columbia River. {C}{C}He was last seen wearing black Nike shoes, black pants, and a white hoodie with Hawaiian flowers. Franky Fred is an 18-year-old Pacific Islander male. He is 5'5", 140 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. If any member of the public has immediately actionable information as to Franky's whereabouts, they are encouraged to contact 911. Non-exigent information can be relayed to Detective Dewey at james.dewey@cityofvancouver.us.