‘Should’ve returned home but he didn’t’: Man died in Fred Meyer parking lot after trying to stop purse-snatching, teenage boys accused of murder

Jonathan Trent appears inset against an image of the Fred Meyer where he was shot and killed.

Inset: Jonathan Trent (GoFundMe). Background: The Fred Meyer where Trent was shot and killed (Google Maps).

An Oregon man died trying to stop a purse-snatching, and now two teenagers are behind bars, according to police in the Beaver State.

Jonathan Trent, 47, was shopping at the Fred Meyer grocery store on Northeast 102nd Avenue in the Hazelwood neighborhood of northeast Portland on Jan. 13 when he happened upon the mugging outside, according to the Portland Police Department.

Then, the gunshots rang out.

By 3:50 p.m., officers arrived to find Trent in the parking lot. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Now, a 15-year-old and a 16-year-old boy are being held in a juvenile lockup on charges of murder and robbery, police say. The teenagers are not being further identified as of this writing.

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