Judge agrees to dismiss case against Vancouver woman accused of shooting bouncer in leg

A judge last month agreed to dismiss a 2022 case against a Vancouver woman who was accused of shooting a bouncer in the leg at an east Vancouver bar following a fight.

Senior Deputy Prosecutor Jessica Smith filed a motion Dec. 6 to dismiss the case against Michelle Vega Martinez, 26, saying the dismissal was in the interest of justice. Vega Martinez was charged in Clark County Superior Court with first-degree assault.

Vancouver police responded at 1:46 a.m. June 3, 2022, to the parking lot of the Offramp Sports Bar & Grill at 400 N.E. 112th Ave.

Witnesses reported that Vega Martinez’s husband picked a fight with a stranger, later identified as Jared Taylor, because he was wearing a red shirt, according to a probable cause affidavit. Officers suspected Vega Martinez’s husband was a member of a rival gang.

Court records alleged Vega Martinez pulled out a handgun and fired multiple shots toward Taylor. One of the shots hit a bouncer, who was standing behind him, and went through the man’s calf.

Taylor ran away from the shooting and the bouncer drove himself to a hospital, according to the affidavit. As Vega Martinez and her husband drove away from the bar, a witness took a photo of their car’s license plate.

Video surveillance captured the fight in the parking lot, court records state. Police later executed a search warrant on Vega Martinez’s residence and arrested her.

The affidavit states that Vega Martinez admitted to the shooting but said Taylor had pulled out a knife and stabbed her husband before she fired any shots.