A man showed up at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center with a gunshot wound around 9:20 p.m. Tuesday, dropped off by a friend who said the victim had been involved in an attempted bicycle robbery near Evergreen Park. The friend told hospital security that another man tried to steal the victim's bicycle and shot him, then left the medical center before police could arrive and ask any questions.
According to the Vancouver Police Department, officers responded to the hospital after a report of a gunshot victim's arrival. Hospital security personnel had already gathered basic details from the friend by the time police got there, but the friend was gone, according to the department's account. The victim is listed in stable condition, and the Vancouver Police Department's Major Crimes Unit has taken over the investigation, a division that typically handles homicides, severe non-fatal shootings and other major violent felonies, per earlier Hoodline reporting on the unit's role within the department.
Police said nothing further was releasable at the time of their statement. The Columbian reported that the friend left before police arrived.
A Trauma Center Built for Cases Like This
The hospital where the victim was treated operates the only state-verified Level II Trauma Center in Southwest Washington, handling roughly 3,000 trauma patients across six counties each year, according to PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center.
Evergreen Park's Troubled Year
This is not the first time gunfire has erupted at or near Evergreen Park this year. On June 13, officers recovered multiple shell casings at the 3500 block of East Fourth Plain Boulevard after a shooting left two teenage boys, ages 16 and 17, with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds, according to the City of Vancouver. Days later, on June 18, police investigated another shooting along the 2400 block of Rossiter Lane, finding shell casings near the park's playground along with gunfire damage to nearby apartments and parked cars, the city said in a separate release.
The park sits along a stretch of East Fourth Plain Boulevard that has seen repeated violence this year. Hoodline previously reported on a restaurant worker shot along the same corridor in September, an attack that remains unsolved.
Construction Underway When Shots Were Fired
Evergreen Park Renovation Plans The city has scheduled portions of Evergreen Park to close beginning in October 2026 as part of a renovation project, according to the City of Vancouver Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services.
Potential Charges If a Suspect Is Found
No Arrest Announced No arrest has been announced.
The friend who relayed the account to hospital staff had left before police arrived. Anyone with information can call the department's recorded Major Crimes Unit tip line at (360) 487-7399.
