PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A suspect is now in custody after a body was found in a car in a driveway in Hillsboro on Saturday afternoon, authorities said.
At 2:45 p.m., the Hillsboro Police Department said they responded to a report of a disturbance with a weapon at a residence near Southeast Tualatin Valley Highway and Southeast 18th Avenue. When officers arrived, they found “a deceased person in a car in the driveway of the residence,” Hillsboro police said in a social media post.
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Police said they quickly located a suspect, then arrested them during a traffic stop near Southeast Brockwood Avenue and Southeast Davis Road. With the help of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office Tactical Negotiations Team, the suspect was taken into custody around 4:30 p.m. Police said there is no danger to the community.
Earlier Saturday, a spokesperson for the Hillsboro Police Department told KOIN 6 News via email that police had been investigating “a disturbance with a weapon that involved a barricaded suspect,” who was now in custody…