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Suspects in Vancouver drive-by shootings appear in court

Two brothers are accused in incident that injured boy, 16

By Paris Achen
Published: February 1, 2015, 4:00pm

Two Portland brothers appeared in Clark County Superior Court on Monday in connection with drive-by shootings that injured a 16-year-old boy in west Vancouver on Friday. Police said the shootings are gang-related.

Shawn “Mumu” D. Crawford, 22, and Mykease O. Lamb, 16, who are brothers, and another suspect are accused of driving by and shooting at a group of people outside a residence in the 2300 block of Neals Lane at 2:45 p.m. One of the bullets struck the knee of a 16-year-old boy. The suspects then allegedly shot at a witness who followed them from the scene.

The third suspect has not yet been identified or apprehended, said Vancouver police spokeswoman Kim Kapp. Witnesses said all three suspects were armed, according to court papers.

Judge Suzan Clark on Monday set bail for Crawford and Lamb at $300,000 each at the request of Deputy Prosecutor James Smith.

Smith said it was “extremely alarming” that the shots were fired in such heavily populated areas of Vancouver.

Crawford is set to be arraigned Feb. 13 on charges of three counts of first-degree assault and drive-by shooting. Lamb is scheduled to be arraigned on similar charges Feb. 12. Lamb was automatically remanded to adult court due to the seriousness of the charges but will be housed in the Clark County Juvenile Detention Center.

After the shooting on Neals Lane, three witnesses followed the suspects’ vehicle to a nearby convenience store, where the suspects allegedly climbed into a waiting green minivan. Witnesses reported the minivan’s license plate number to law enforcement. The minivan fled westbound on Fourth Plain Boulevard and turned northbound on Grand Boulevard until it reached the intersection with St. Johns Boulevard. There, the suspects allegedly shot at one of the witnesses who was following them in a car. The witness was not injured.

In the same area, Lamb and Crawford emerged from the minivan and fled westbound on foot into a trailer park in the 3700 block of X Street, where officers with the multi-agency Safe Streets Task Force apprehended them, according to court papers. Witnesses positively identified the brothers as being involved in the shooting, and investigators were looking at some surveillance footage of the incidents, court papers say.

According to the court papers, Lamb and Crawford both confessed to their involvement in the shooting.

Crawford allegedly was armed with a .22 caliber revolver, while Lamb is accused of having a 9mm handgun. Crawford said he fired a total of six shots, emptying the revolver’s cylinder, court papers say.

Lamb said he “fired one shot toward the ground, rather than intentionally shooting at the group,” the court papers say.

Some 911 callers had reported the suspects’ vehicle as being a red Honda Civic. However, Kapp said she couldn’t confirm that detail. She said the case remains under investigation, and detectives are still sorting out witness accounts.

Lamb told police his family is affiliated with the Woodlawn Park Bloods but he denied that he is a member of the gang, according to court papers. He also indicated in court papers that he was previously convicted of a robbery in 2012 in Portland and was sentenced to house arrest. Woodlawn Park is in Northeast Portland.

Crawford has a criminal record that includes fourth-degree assault, interfering with a police officer, disorderly conduct and two prior arrest warrants.

Clark appointed Vancouver attorneys Chuck Buckley Jr. and Chris Ramsay to defend Crawford and Lamb, respectively, against the charges.

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