‘Bam bam bam bam’: Teen shot at Gresham classic car show

GRESHAM, Ore. (KOIN) — A chaotic scene erupted late Saturday afternoon when a teenager was shot at a classic car show in Gresham.

The shooting in the parking lot in the 1800 block of NW Fairview Drive happened near the end of the scheduled 5-hour event. Police told KOIN 6 News an “altercation” led up to the shooting of the 16-year-old, but it’s not clear at this time what the altercation was about.

The bullets damaged at least two vehicles in the lot, including a large pickup truck owned by Megan Caron.

“I thought it was maybe a car backfiring or a firecracker or something. Then I heard a series of shots then a little break, and then bam-bam-bam-bam, I turned, I looked over my shoulder and saw a guy with a gun and I just got down,” Caron told KOIN 6 News.

Another witness, Shannon Dohan, told KOIN 6 News she also thought it was fireworks. “Then I look up and there was this gun waving and I hear more pops. I heard about 10 rounds of shots.”

But she didn’t see who was shooting. However, Caron did.

“People are starting to see that, you know, somebody’s been shot. He ran over behind my other car. I was down on the ground and I saw a guy run off. Then my husband came over and tried to assist the guy on the ground. He tourniqueted his leg,” she said.

Authorities said the teen is expected to recover.

“It’s scary. It’s so scary. It happened so quick,” Caron said. “This will probably end up being our last car show.”

Dohan agreed.

“It makes it hard. I don’t think I’ll come back to a car show anymore. It’s sad you can’t have a good time. You can’t feel safe anywhere anymore,” she said.

No one has been arrested and the case remains an active investigation.

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