Victim identified in deadly Aloha shooting

ALOHA, Ore. – A man was shot and killed outside a busy grocery store in Aloha on Thursday afternoon.

Washington County Sheriff's Office spokesman Dave Thompson said the suspect, 52-year-old Jeffrey Brian Johnson, was caught a short time later after fleeing the scene.

A law enforcement official said Johnson is the father of the victim's ex-girlfriend.

Investigators said 22-year-old Ryan Lee Johnson was gunned down on the sidewalk outside the Bales Thriftway of Farmington Road store just before 3:30 p.m. Police said he was shot several times.

Johnson died at the scene. Thompson said one of his brothers witnessed the shooting.

The victim and suspect have the same last name but are not related.

The suspected shooter was caught by Sherwood Police officers a short time later, Thompson said.

Sheriff Pat Garrett said information from witnesses helped police track him down.

"The parking lot was abuzz with activity at the time and there were multiple witnesses to the shooting," Garrett said.

Jeffrey Johnson was arrested near the corner of Borchers Drive and Daffodil Street in Sherwood. Video from KATU's helicopter showed the police had roped off an area around a white sedan. A crime scene technician was on the scene.

Johnson was booked into the Washington County Jail.

Garrett said they are "very confident" there are no other suspects at large.

There were many shoppers at the store when the shooting happened. Investigators said they interviewed several witnesses.

"First of all, we wanted to know everyone in the store was safe. Our customers and our employees," said Angie Shuler, a Thriftway employee. "We were just shocked. It's hard to believe something like that happens. Everyday you get up and go to work and don't expect something like that to happen."

Aloha High School is four blocks away and Mountain View Middle School is across the street. No students were hurt.

Mountain View was briefly put into lockdown. Classes at the high school had just ended, although many students were still around the school.

"Not only just the kids around, but this is a busy parking lot, lots of stores," Thompson said. "We have a lot of witnesses that saw this thing."

KATU reporter Erica Nochlin contributed to this report