Man follows 15-year-old at mall, then shoots at him five times, OR officials say
A man accused of following a 15-year-old around a mall and then shooting him in the parking lot is heading to prison, Oregon prosecutors said.
Pedro Anthony Cornejo-Morales, 19, from Gresham, was sentenced to 7.5 years behind bars after pleading guilty to unlawful use of a weapon and attempted murder in the second degree, the Clackamas County District Attorney’s Office said in a June 5 news release.
McClatchy News couldn’t immediately find attorney information for Cornejo-Morales on June 6.
He’s accused of shooting at the 15-year-old five times on Dec. 20, 2024, prosecutors said.
The teen was hit in the hand and treated at a hospital, according to prosecutors.
Cornejo-Morales and another man followed the 15-year-old around the Clackamas Town Center before the gunfire, prosecutors said.
The teen “and a female accompanying him realized they were being followed and recognized the two men,” according to prosecutors.
The 15-year-old and his companion tried to leave, and Cornejo-Morales and the other man “approached their vehicle and Cornejo-Morales began shooting,” prosecutors said, noting that the teen was a passenger.
Prosecutors didn’t provide information about what led up to the shooting or how they knew the men.
The second man, Carlos Raul Herrera-Medrano, 20, from Gresham, is scheduled for trial in connection with the incident in August, prosecutors said.
McClatchy News reached out to his attorneys June 6 and was awaiting a comment.
Gresham is about a 17-mile drive east from Portland.
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