By Associated Press - Tuesday, August 18, 2020

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) - Portland police have identified the suspect who died by suicide in a standoff with law enforcement in Hazel Dell, Washington on Thursday.

Police say Ryan Michael Allen, 29, was wanted in connection to the shooting death of James Richard Greenwood, 24, and the wounding of another person in an incident that occurred on Wednesday in Portland. The second person was not identified and is expected to survive, The Columbian reported.

On Thursday, Portland police obtained an arrest warrant for Allen and attempted to serve it near his place of employment in Hazel Dell.

When members of the Southwest Washington Regional SWAT Team arrived, Allen fled to a nearby building and barricaded himself inside a bathroom. A standoff ensued shortly afterward.

Crisis negotiators attempted via phone to convince Allen to surrender. He refused and shot himself, police said.

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