Driver-by shooting suspects caught in portable toilet

Columbia County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) deputies are being credited with catching two drive-by shooting suspects found hiding in a portable toilet.

The case unfolded at approximately 6:50 p.m. Tuesday, August 13, as Kelso Police responded to a shooting in West Kelso. Kelso Police arrived on scene and found 31-year-old Cody Tamayo suffering from a gunshot wound, according to Kelso Police Department Capt. Rich Fletcher.

Tamayo was transported to a trauma center. His medical status was being withheld.

Area law enforcement, including CCSO deputies, were advised of the incident

“Within one hour of the incident, CCSO deputies located the suspect's vehicle unoccupied in Rainier, Oregon and began searching for the offenders,” Fletcher said.

At 11:35 p.m. the CCSO received information the suspects were hiding in a portable toilet in proximity to where the suspect vehicle was abandoned.

“Officers contained the area and successfully extracted 19-year-old Connor Santos Aguayo and 18-year-old Eligha Christian Buckner Lopez, from the portable toilet and took them into custody,” Fletcher said.

Aguayo and Buckner Lopez were charged with Drive-by-Shooting and 1st Degree Assault.

Anyone who witnessed this shooting or has information about it is being asked to contact Kelso Police Detective Craig Christianson at 360-423-1270.