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Morning Press: Shooting, Battle Ground bond, teens found unconscious

By The Columbian
Published: April 28, 2018, 6:02am

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In case you missed it, here are some of the top stories of the week:

One injured in shooting in central Vancouver

One person was hospitalized with injuries that were not life-threatening following a shooting on Caples Avenue off Fourth Plain Boulevard on Monday afternoon.

Officers responded to a house in the 2900 block of Caples Avenue in the Bagley Downs neighborhood around 1:15 p.m. for a report of a drive-by shooting, then set up a search perimeter around the area.

Battle Ground’s school bond gets rejected again

BATTLE GROUND — It’s another “no” from Battle Ground Public Schools voters as the district, for the third time since 2016, failed Tuesday to pick up enough votes to approve a school facilities bond.

First returns showed the $224.9 million bond measure failing with about 52.1 percent support, 7.9 percent below the 60 percent supermajority required to approve school bonds. Turnout hovered at 36.1 percent, though more ballots will be counted over the coming days.

Man accused of trying to kill his girlfriend appears in court

A Vancouver man accused of trying to strangle his girlfriend to death reportedly told the victim that “demons were telling him to kill her and her family,” and “he was going to ‘listen to the demons,’ ” according to court records.

Jo Rodriquez Reynosa, 31, appeared Monday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of attempted second-degree domestic violence murder in connection with the Sunday incident at the Candlewood Suites in Vancouver.

His bail was set at $1 million.

Police: Teens found unconscious overdosed on Xanax, marijuana

Four teenagers who were hospitalized Friday morning after overdosing on drugs had taken Xanax and marijuana, the Clark County Sheriff’s Office said Monday.

Three of the teens were discovered unconscious outside in an east Vancouver neighborhood, prompting the sheriff’s office to investigate. A fourth teenager showing signs of an overdose was taken to a local hospital by a parent.

Certified behavior technician appears in court in child porn case

A certified behavior technician at a local autism therapy center for children and young adults appeared Wednesday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of possessing child pornography.

Sean T. Saito, 24, of Vancouver is facing 10 counts of first-degree possessing depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.

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