‘I will shoot you’: Vancouver couple faces armed intruder

Joelle Jones
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VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) – Teresa and Doug Wyckoff moved from LA to Clark County a few months ago to be closer to family, start a construction business and live in a safer neighborhood. But their world was upended early Saturday morning when they let their dogs out and left the back screen door open for 5 minutes.

“I just looked up and there was someone right there in the doorway, walking through in a flash. He pointed a gun at me and said ‘I will shoot you,'” Doug told KOIN 6 News.

They only got a general description of the robber — skinny, about 6-foot-1, dressed in black clothes, gloves, a black facemask with a white print. The robber continued to point what looked like a 9-millimeter handgun as he grabbed Teresa’s purse and headed to the garage because of the barking dog, Ginger.

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“She freaked out at the guy pretty hard and I think that’s why he kept moving as fast as he did,” he said.

The suspect — who remains at large — took off in their 2024 black Honda CRV.

Doug then called 911 “and said someone’s got a gun and they came to my house with their guns. I have nothing but appreciation for those two police officers. Within minutes, they just heard (about) a gun and they came” to the house near NE 162nd Avenue and 20th Street.

Teresa and Doug Wyckoff were confronted by an armed intruder in their Vancouver home, May 13, 2024 (KOIN)
Teresa and Doug Wyckoff were confronted by an armed intruder in their Vancouver home, May 13, 2024 (KOIN)

Authorities said they spotted the car near Fourth Plain Boulevard and pursued it until the suspect got away near the Vancouver Mall.

The Wyckoffs said the robber exceeded 120 mph. Authorities tracked the car and were able to recover it in Longview later Saturday night.

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“There hasn’t been a firearm located,” Clark County Sheriff’s Sgt. Chris Skidmore told KOIN 6 News. “I know they haven’t had a chance to thoroughly go through the vehicle but my assumption would be that the person would still be armed and out there.”

Teresa Wyckoff said the incident broke her heart.

“It feels like there’s nowhere safe,” she said. “This is my home town. I came back here telling [Doug] about how amazing it is, and everything’s so close, and clean, and safe and awesome. And it’s not.”

Anyone with information about this man is encouraged to contact the Clark County Sheriff’s Office.

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