Man Shot, Killed After Intervening In Purse Snatching
(Portland, OR) -- A man is dead after being shot while trying to stop a purse snatcher in Northeast Portland. Police say 47-year-old Jonathan Trent was shot Monday night in the parking lot of a Fred Meyer store. Trent had reportedly tried to intervene during a robbery in which the suspect had stolen a purse from a woman when the suspect shot him. He was taken to a hospital, where he died. Police are still searching for the suspect.



