The city of Portland reels in the wake of a tragic shooting as Manuel Castillo Garza IV, a 32-year-old man from Wilsonville, succumbed to his injuries weeks after being shot by a security guard. The incident, initially occurring in early May, took a fatal turn when Garza IV died last Friday night at the hospital, as confirmed by the Portland Police Bureau. The shooting took place not on school grounds, but rather in the back parking lot of a clinic adjacent to The Gan, a Jewish preschool situated in Southwest Portland. KGW8 reported news of the man’s passing and the police’s confirmation.
The death of Garza IV comes amidst a continued investigation, with few details released about the events leading up the shooting. However, according to coverage by FOX 12, the armed guard involved was employed by The Gan. While the preschool’s students were not in immediate danger nor witnessed the event, the proximity of the violent act near an educational institution for young children starkly reminds the community of prevailing concerns over gun violence.
When the shooting first occurred, parents and guardians of preschoolers were notified and, simultaneously, the vicinity was barricuffed — Southwest Vermont Street was closed between Southwest Capitol Highway and Southwest 24th Avenue, as per KATU News…