PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The man suspected of driving the getaway car after a robbery and shooting in Kelso on Jan. 22 was arrested in Portland Tuesday after a police chase.
Kelso police said the chase started when Vancouver police spotted and tried to stop a truck with the suspect in it. The chase led into Portland and ended on I-84, where police reported shots fired between officers and the suspects in the truck.
Erkinson K. Bossy, 23, was taken into custody and is being treated at the hospital for life-threatening injuries sustained in the incident. He did not have gunshot wounds.
Investigators believe Bossy was driving the getaway car the day 30-year-old Kayla Chapman was killed at Holt’s Quik Chek. Kelso police will seek to extradite him from Oregon to charge him in connection with the murder.
Another person who has not been identified was also taken into custody at that scene.
One Vancouver police officer recieved a non life-threatening injury during the pursuit.
Kelso police also said Nenemeny W. Ekiek, 21, another suspect in the robbery, was arrested at 3 p.m. by Vancouver police. Police believe he was in the getaway car. He faces one charge of of first-degree murder.
Westbound lanes of I-84 are closed from I-205 to I-5. The closure, which has been in effect since Tuesday night, is expected to last until 10 a.m. Wednesday, according to Portland police.
Morning commuters will likely see heavy backups on I-205 southbound and I-84 westbound at the interchange due to the I-84 closure as Portland police and Vancouver police investigate.
“This is a complex investigation involving multiple agencies,” Portland Police Chief Danielle Outlaw said in a press release. “We will be working with our local agency partners to ensure the completion of a thorough and timely investigation.”
TriMet said MAX red, green and blue lines are delayed through midnight due to the police activity.
Previous arrest
The suspected shooter, D’Anthony Leslie Williams was arrested on Jan. 24, and booked into the Cowlitz County Jail on charges of 1st-degree murder, 1st-degree robbery, possession of a stolen vehicle and possession of methamphetamine.
Williams reportedly stole the getaway car from a woman he knew. According to investigators, he said he was just going to borrow it, but never brought it back, so when the woman saw the police reports and her car on TV, she was able to confirm it was hers — which helped lead police to Williams.