Crime & Safety
Hillsboro Police Name Teen Shot To Death, Make Arrest in Case
Luis Hernandez-Garcia was found by police just before 2 p.m. on Tuesday in a home on Northeast Grant Street in Hillsboro.
HILLSBORO, OR – A teenager was found dead Tuesday afternoon in a home in Hillsboro. Police have made an arrest in the case.
Police responded to 1192 Northeast Grant Street just before 2 p.m. after getting a report that gunshots had been heard. Inside they found 19-year-old Luis Hernandez-Garcia of Hillsboro. He had been shot to death.
The shooting prompted nearby Poynter Middle School to go briefly into lockdown. That situation lasted less than 10 minutes.
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Police arrested 20-year-old Ulizes Escobar of Hillsboro and charged him with manslaughter.
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Neither Escobar nor Hernandez-Garcia lived in the home where the shooting took place.
Officials have not yet disclosed what led to the shooting or how the two knew each other.
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