***UPDATE***CLARK COUNTY MAN SHOT AT APARTMENT COMPLEX ***UPDATE***
Posted: August 27th, 2010 12:25 PM
Clark County Sheriff's Office
August 27, 2010 12:00 PM
On August 25th at about 07:46 AM, deputies from the Clark County Sheriff's Office responded to the report of shots fired at the Prairie View Apartments in Clark County. The subsequent investigation revealed that Steven L. McKnight, 29, had been shot multiple times. McKnight was transported to a local hospital to be treated for his gunshot wounds.
Through victim and witness interviews, the suspect was identified as Adam Shane Berndt, 22. Detectives from the Clark County Sheriff's Office Major Crimes Unit sought and obtained an arrest warrant for Berndt for the crime of Attempted Murder. The arrest warrant was issued late in the day of the 25th.
Throughout the day and into the evening of the 25th, detectives from the Major Crimes Unit, as well as the Career Criminal Apprehension Team (CCAT) and the Safe Streets Task Force, conducted an intensive search in an effort to apprehend Berndt. During this search, information was developed that he might be in the Parkrose area of Portland.
On the morning of Thursday, August 26th, detectives and members of the U.S. Marshals Service located Berndt in the Parkrose area of Portland. While attempting to apprehend him, shots were fired and Berndt was injured. He was transported to a local hospital for treatment of his wounds.
Berndt will eventually be extradited to Clark County pursuant to the arrest warrant for attempted murder. It is anticipated that he will also face additional charges as a result of the shooting incident involving the U.S. Marshals Service.
The Clark County Sheriff's Office Major Crimes Unit is continuing its investigation into the shooting at the Prairie View Apartments.
All media information pertaining to the shooting in Portland will be handled through the U.S. Marshal Service.
There is no further information pertaining to the shooting occurring in Clark County to be released at this time.
Prepared by
Sgt Scott Schanaker
360397-6150
scott.schanaker@clark.wa.gov
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