Man died at Fred Meyer after trying to stop purse-snatching
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, a 47-year-old man, was at the Fred Meyer grocery store on Northeast 102nd Avenue in the Hazelwood neighborhood of northeast Portland on Jan. 13 when he witnessed a mugging taking place outside, as reported by 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.

Two teenagers, aged 15 and 16, have been taken into custody in a juvenile detention center on charges of murder and robbery, according to the police. The identities of the teenagers have not been disclosed at this time.

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