Suspect Facing Attempted Murder Charges After Shooting Her Son (Photo)

May 16, 2024 14:07

A suspect is facing attempted murder and other charges after a shooting that ended with a serious injury to her teenage son.

On Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 3:05a.m., Portland Police officers from East Precinct responded to a report of a shooting victim arriving at a local hospital by private vehicle. They learned the victim had been shot in the neck and suffered serious, but non-life-threatening injuries. They determined that the victim had been shot at Southeast 130th Avenue and Southeast Sherman Street about 10 minutes earlier.

Detectives responded to assume the investigation and determined that the suspect, Domanete A. Guirma, 38, of Portland, had fired a gun at another person known to her. The bullet struck her car, breaking a window (photo), and struck her son sitting in the backseat.

Guirma was booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center on charges of Attempted Murder in the Second Degree, Assault in the First Degree, Unlawful Use of a Weapon, and Recklessly Endangering Another Person.

The investigation is continuing. If anyone has information about this case, please e-mail crimetips@police.portlandoregon.gov and reference case number 24-802181.

Photo description: shattered laminated glass rear window of a white sedan, bullet hole visible in the lower left

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