Two individuals, both 19 years of age, were arrested in connection with an armed robbery at Gresham Skate Park. The incident unfolded Thursday night when Gresham Police were alerted to a situation involving a robbery at gunpoint at around 9:30 p.m. at the site located at 49 Southeast Roberts Avenue, where the victims were said to have dispersed in various directions to evade the assailants, with some even taking refuge in Johnson Creek, as reported by KPTV.
Amidst the tumult, responding units—Gresham police officers, drone and K9 support, Multnomah County deputies, and a Portland police airplane—initiated a search for the suspects, based on descriptions provided by 911 callers. As per KOIN, an alert resident contacted officials after spotting three individuals who matched the suspects' descriptions, after which, officers encountered the suspects, who then fled; one of the suspects was apprehended quickly and a discarded firearm was discovered nearby in this fast-evolving scenario, where the logic of survival meant that victims had fled with sheer instinct against the cold metal and hard gazes of their adversaries.
According to the information from The Outlook Online, the Gresham Skate Park, adjacent to the Gresham Heroes Memorial and Main City Park, turned into a crime scene impacting local youth. Authorities identified the two individuals in custody as Robert Scott Brill Jr. and Osvaldo Gael Sierra Magana, who were both booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center following the incident.
The investigation into the robbery is still active, and law enforcement is urging anyone with additional insights to reach out to Gresham police, the announcement for the public’s assistance underscores the unresolved threads in the tapestry of this crime, specifically the search for the third suspect whose whereabouts remain unknown the police are asking community members with any applicable knowledge to contact them at 503-618-2719, as they continue piecing together what transpired on that fateful Thursday night.
