A Multnomah County judge on Monday sentenced Tyler Sage to 15 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter and first-degree robbery in the 2021 shooting death of 15-year-old Lowgunn Ivey. The Dec. 4, 2021 gunfire at the Columbia Trails apartment complex in Gresham also wounded a 23-year-old man and a 14-year-old boy, who both survived. The sentencing caps a case that has dragged on for years and repeatedly shifted course because of plea talks and procedural missteps.
What the judge ordered
According to KGW, Sage admitted to first-degree manslaughter and first-degree robbery as part of a plea agreement and received a 15-year prison term. Court records cited in that coverage reflect Sage’s statement to police that he initially planned to rob Ivey, then claimed he backed off after realizing the group were minors before the confrontation escalated into the fatal shooting.
How the case unfolded
Sage was arrested in May 2025 on a warrant tied to the Dec. 4, 2021 shooting, and reporting by KPTV recounted how the triple shooting at the Columbia Trails complex left Ivey dead and two others hurt. Months later, the case surged back into the spotlight when Multnomah County officials mistakenly released Sage in September 2025, prompting a brief manhunt. As ABC News reported, the sheriff’s office said staff misread a Sept. 17 hearing order and opened an internal review into how a murder suspect walked out of custody.
Co-defendant, sentences and what’s next
Another defendant, Kevin Rivas‑Ramirez, took his own plea deal last December. He pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter and first-degree robbery and received a 10-year sentence under an agreement with prosecutors, according to coverage summarized on Yahoo. Sage, meanwhile, remains in custody on a separate murder charge, with additional proceedings still ahead as Multnomah County works through remaining plea agreements and supervision details.
