17-Year-Old Boy Accused Of Murdering Gresham Man: Sheriff

MILWAUKIE, OR — Clackamas County Sheriff's officials on Sunday released the identities of the two people involved in the homicide investigation out of Oak Grove that began Saturday evening.

According to sheriff's officials, Milwaukie resident Miguel Angel Avila Espinal, 17, was taken into custody Sunday afternoon and charged with murder and unlawful use of a weapon. As a minor, Espinal is not eligible for the death penalty but could face a life sentence if convicted.

Espinal is accused of murdering 39-year-old Gresham resident Terry Richard McKee, a man who neighbors reportedly told KOIN News "was just a great guy," "a go-to guy," and someone who'd "give you the shirt off his back," but who also had a long history of alcohol abuse and several DUII convictions — his most recent from an incident in December 2013.

The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Homicide and Violent Crimes Unit began its investigation around 8 p.m. Nov. 11 after 911 callers reported a "disturbance" of some kind near Southeast McLoughlin Boulevard and Southeast Concord Road in the Oak Grove/Concord area. While en route, police were reportedly informed the disturbance has escalated to a shooting.

When police arrived McKee was already dead, officials said. Several witnesses at the scene told them the suspect had fled. Espinal was identified as a suspect and taken into custody Sunday shortly before 12:45 p.m.

No motive for the shooting has been released at this time. The investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with additional information about this incident is asked to call the sheriff's office tip line at 503-723-4949, or use the email form at the sheriff's website.

Photos Courtesy: Clackamas County Sheriff's Office