Man arrested in California for deadly SE Portland shooting
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A 32-year-old Portland man was arrested in California for a deadly Jan. 8 shooting in the southeast Portland Hazelwood neighborhood, the Portland Police Bureau announced Friday.
Xavier V. Lucas was arrested on Feb. 22 in Hesperia, California on a warrant for the murder of 30-year-old Deshawn Pledger of Portland.
Pledger was found dead from a gunshot wound on Southeast 106th Avenue during a welfare check, PPB said.
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During the investigation, detectives identified Lucas as a suspect in the shooting. He was arrested last week by officers with the United States Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force and booked into the San Bernadino County West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga, California.
He is awaiting extradition back to Oregon, where he faces charges of second-degree murder and felon in possession of a firearm.
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