"Murder Suspect Arrested Following SE Portland Shootout and Standoff with Police"

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"Murder Suspect Arrested Following SE Portland Shootout and Standoff with Police"
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In Portland, Oregon, a woman and her grandson were caught in a dangerous situation when their neighbor, murder suspect Jessie Garza, fired at police from his apartment. The family was forced to take cover for an hour before being evacuated during the four-hour standoff. Garza, wanted for a December 14 homicide, eventually surrendered and was arrested on charges of murder, coercion, and burglary. The incident left the family, especially the 75-year-old grandmother, shaken as they had never anticipated being in such a life-threatening scenario.

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