Crime & Safety
Homicide-Suicide Reported In Clark County
The Clark County Sheriff's Office says 56-year-old Robert Rowland killed 84-year-old Vernon Snider before turning the gun on himself.
AMBOY, WA — The deaths of two men in Amboy last weekend was deemed a homicide-suicide, according to the Clark County Medical Examiner, who on Tuesday also released the names of the men involved.
Investigators from the Clark County Sheriff's Office around 7 p.m. June 22 were dispatched to a home located at 24707 N.E. 419th St. in the city of Amboy. When they arrived, they found two men who both head wounds apparently caused by a handgun.
On June 25, the Clark County Medical Examiner identified the men as 84-year-old Vernon W. Snider and 56-year-old Robert E. Rowland. Snider reportedly owned the home.
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Investigators at this time reportedly believe Rowland shot Snider multiple times in the head before turning the gun on himself.
According to The Oregonian/Oregon Live, a Clark County Sheriff's sergeant said Rowland at one time dated Snider's daughter, though it's unclear whether that was a factor in the incident.
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