Man arrested in Vancouver over fatal Portland shooting
By Jessica Prokop, Columbian Assistant Metro Editor Published: May 9, 2023, 5:33pm
A man wanted in the April 15 fatal shooting of a woman in southeast Portland was arrested Monday in Vancouver. The U.S. Marshals Service, with assistance from the Vancouver Police Department, arrested Adam Jamal Burns, 29, on a warrant for the slaying of 28-year-old April Nicole Newcomb-Cripe, according to the Portland Police Bureau. Burns was booked into the Clark County Jail on the outstanding warrant for second-degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon. He will be extradited to Oregon, police said. At about 11:25 p.m. April 15, central precinct officers responded to a report of a shooting in the 2800 block of Southeast Colt Drive in Portland’s Reed neighborhood. Upon arrival, they found Newcomb-Cripe dead. The shooter had already left the scene, according to a prior police news release. The medical examiner determined Newcomb-Cripe died of homicide by gunshot wound, police said. The Portland Police Homicide Unit is investigating. Anyone with information about this case should contact Detective Jennifer Hertzler at Jennifer.Hertzler@police.portlandoregon.gov or 503-823-1040 or Detective Joe Corona at Joseph.Corona@police.portlandoregon.gov or 503-823-0508 and reference case number 23-97906.
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