Two teenagers were injured and a third was apprehended following a shooting near a converted Boeing 727 home.
The incident unfolded in a wooded area near Southwest Holly Hill Road in Hillsboro, close to Portland, Oregon, prompting a substantial response from law enforcement agencies.
Deputies from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office arrived on the scene around midnight on Saturday, with support from police departments in Forest Grove, Beaverton, Tigard, Sherwood, and Cornelius, as well as the Oregon State Police.
Shannon Wilde, spokesperson for the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, informed The Oregonian that minors were involved in the shooting.
While Wilde refrained from divulging extensive details, she confirmed that the injured teens were taken to a nearby hospital and are anticipated to recover.
The authorities have not released the names of the victims or the suspect currently in custody.
The Daily Mail has reached out to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office for comment and additional details.
The converted Boeing 727 near where the shooting took place is also a tourist destination and venue owned by a man named Bruce Campbell, a retired electrical engineer and pilot.
A shooting that left two teens injured and a third teen in custody erupted over the weekend near this Boeing 727 that was converted into a home
The converted Boeing is located in the woods near Southwest Holly Hill Road in Hillsboro, which is just outside of Portland, Oregon
The identity of the shooting victims and the suspect were not made public. A profile view of the converted plane is pictured
The plane also functions as a tourist attraction. Visitors who arrived on Sunday were shocked to discover there had been a shooting. The entrance to the plane is pictured
He began turning the decommissioned aircraft into a home in 1999 and has spent more than 25 years living there part-time, as he lives in Japan for half the year.
Police blocked access to the aircraft on Sunday as they investigated the crime scene. Tourists who arrived were shocked to find out that teens had been shot there the night before.
Rhianna Willard, who was visiting from Portland, Maine, told KPTV on Sunday: ‘In the middle of the woods, a lot can happen. A shooting was definitely not what I expected.’
Campbell, the converted plane’s owner, told The Oregonian that he is currently in Japan, but the people currently staying in the home told him that the shooting might have been connected to a party that was taking place near the aircraft.
He added that he allows parties to be thrown near the plane but that alcohol and firearms are not permitted.
People getting shot and arrested around the property is ‘entirely contrary’ to the positive environment he tries to cultivate, Campbell told the outlet.
Campbell was in his early 20s when he paid around $23,000 for the 10 acres on which his 727 rests in the Portland woods.
His original plan was to make a home from freight vans, but then he decided a plane would be better. He purchased the aircraft for $100,000.
The Boeing was converted into a home by a retired electrical engineer and pilot named Bruce Campbell. He is pictured in front of the plane
Campbell began renovating his aircraft in 1999. He is pictured sitting in one of its turbines
Campbell purchased decommissioned aircraft for $100,000 and spent years converting it into a home. He is pictured in the plane’s interior
The plane’s cabin and cockpit offer 1,066sq ft of living space. Campbell is pictured showing off the cockpit
The converted plane has also become a venue for concerts and other events. A concert sign pointing towards the site of the plane is pictured
He then spent years renovating the plane and turning it into a suitable home, with the cabin and cockpit providing 1,066sq ft.
In recent years, Campbell has been working on creating a business out of his creation by renting it out for events, he told KOIN, though he added that he is ‘still in the evolutionary stage to try to figure out how to make it work.’
When asked about the shooting, Campbell told the outlet: ‘Nobody wants this. My guess is that most of the kids don’t want it either. It’s a gut punch. It’s horrible.’
He added that in light of the tragic ordeal, he may have to implement stricter rules, including age restrictions and hosts paying for security, for people throwing events and visiting the converted Boeing.
