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Portland school chemical incident and terrorism charges

Overview

A 15-year-old student at Benson Polytechnic High School in Portland, Oregon, faces 19 criminal counts, including domestic terrorism and attempted murder, following a chemical incident in a school cafeteria on September 8.

Initial reports indicated the teenager mixed chemicals brought from home to release toxic gases, specifically hydrogen sulfide, which resulted in seven people requiring medical attention. The student was left in critical condition following the incident. Multnomah County District Attorney Nathan Vasquez stated the office would seek to move the case from juvenile to adult court.

Subsequent details clarified the indictment includes counts of attempted manslaughter, attempted first- and second-degree murder, and charges related to the illegal manufacture of explosive or destructive devices. While early reports identified the gas as hydrogen sulfide, later analysis by the Metropolitan Explosive Disposal Unit and the Oregon National Guard identified the presence of hydrogen cyanide. Samples have been sent to the FBI for further analysis.

Entities

Benson Polytechnic High School · Portland Police Bureau · Nathan Vasquez · FBI · Multnomah County District Attorney's Office

Timeline

  1. [CRIME] 2 sources
    Portland teenager charged with terrorism after toxic gas release

    A 15-year-old Portland student faces terrorism and attempted murder charges after releasing toxic hydrogen cyanide gas in a high school cafeteria.

  2. [CRIME] 6 sources
    Portland teen faces terrorism charges after school chemical scare

    A 15-year-old Portland student faces domestic terrorism and attempted murder charges after allegedly mixing chemicals in a high school cafeteria, releasing toxic gases that endangered many.

Sources

gargalianoionline.gr · internewscast.com · laopinion.com · lawandorder.gr · nypost.com · offthepress.com · tanea.gr · video.foxnews.com