Suspect turns himself in after man is shot in leg
PORTLAND, Ore. - A man was shot in the leg in North Portland on Friday and the suspect later turned himself in.
The shooting happened around 1:15 p.m. in the area of North Smith Street and St. Johns Avenue.
Police say the shooter and the victim knew each other. Witnesses said they heard the two men arguing, a gun was fired and the shooter took off towards nearby Pier Park.
"He was trying to put his gun between his waist and the front, then he put it in back of his waist, put his shirt over it and walked down the street," said Kenneth Eagles, who heard the gunshots.
The victim's injuries were not life threatening and he was transported to a local hospital for treatment. He has not yet been identified but police said he was a man in his 20s.
While investigators were at the scene setting up crime tape, the suspect returned and turned himself in. Police recovered a handgun.
The suspect was later identified as 22-year-old Joshua Clay Jones. He is facing two counts of third degree assault and is being held on $10,000 bail.
Pier Pool was in lockdown for a short time while all of this was going on.
i respect josh for everything he has done . people even the media screws stories up and doesnt get the whole thing look at katrina they portrayed only african americans looting shops when there was white people too i mean if the media is gonna say something get the entire story and dont lie to people thats fucked up .Â
no his aim was to the ground the shot its self did not hit the leg, also he was attack first
"He was trying to put his gun between his waist and the front, then he put it in back of his waist, put his shirt over and walked down the street," before he approached the other guy and started arguing.  there was a witness! Heard another witness say that the first aim was not at his leg. Send him to the pokey.
I love you Josh and I always will no matter what you do.
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he's probably after that reward money for information leading to his arrest
Yep, if Josh doesn't have a concealed carry permit and a life-threatening self-defense reason for pulling a gun in the first place(not to mention firing it into the guy's leg), he needs an upgrade in charges. Turning himself in was smart in any case. No one wants a SWAT team to batter down a perfectly good door. The next person shot could've been Josh himself.
Well I have to give him a 10 for doing the right thing in turning himself in.
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3rd Degree assault? Standing up for making a mistake is all well and good but it should be a mitigation factor for sentencing, not undercharging someone who fired a gun at another human being during a fight.
Got to give him credit for turning himself in. Regardless of his race, age, gang member or not, kudos for turning yourself in.