PORTLAND — Firefighters have extinguished a blaze at a Washington County house that caught fire during a standoff between deputies and a suspected shooter.
Portland TV stations and The Oregonian report that the fire started Wednesday afternoon after deputies used tear gas to get him out of a home in the North Plains area.
Authorities said the search for the suspect was over just before 5 p.m., bringing to an end the hours-long standoff. They did not give further details about the suspect’s status.
The sheriff’s office said the man shot another man with a rifle just after 11 a.m.
