Beaverton man arrested in 'unintentional' shooting, teen injured

Mario Galindo, 20, faces charges of third-degree assault and recklessly endangering another person.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The discovery of an 18-year-old suffering from a gunshot wound in Washington County led to the arrest of a Beaverton man late Wednesday night, according to officials.

Officers responded to an assault with a weapons call near 15000 SW Farmington Road, where the teen was found in a car with a gunshot wound and taken to a local hospital with a tourniquet on his arm. Authorities said the other occupants of the car fled before officers arrived.

The victim's current condition remains unclear.

While searching the scene, investigators said they found a rifle “discarded in the bushes nearby,” leading to an arrest Thursday afternoon.

Mario Galindo, 20, faces charges of third-degree assault and recklessly endangering another person.

“Investigators determined that, although negligent, the shooting was unintentional,” according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office.

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