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Suspect held in fatal stabbing at Beaverton bank

MARTINEZ-ROMERO, SALVADOR
Washington County Jail/KPTV
Salvador Martinez-Romero
Beaverton stabbing KPTV
KPTV
Police at scene of deadly stabbing in Beaverton Wednesday morning

Three others also injured; man arrested in Tigard

(Update with new details, suspect ID)

BEAVERTON, Ore. -- One woman was stabbed and killed at a Wells Fargo bank in Beaverton Wednesday and the suspect stabbed three other people before he was finally caught in Tigard, according to police, KPTV reported.

The incidents occurred at the Wells Fargo located in the Murray Hill Shopping Center at 14725 SW Teal Boulevard. Police responded to a call of a bank robbery and said the suspect stabbed two women at the bank; one victim was pronounced dead and the other sustained critical injuries.

A spokesman for Wells Fargo confirmed that the person who died ws a customer.

The suspect then stabbed a man and stole his car in the parking lot of the nearby Planet Fitness, according to police, and drove into Tigard.

Investigators said the suspect then got out of that car, stole another car from a woman and stabbed her.

The suspect eventually made their way to a Chevron gas station.

The suspect, identified as 20-year-old Salvador Martinez-Romero, was later arrested around 11:45 a.m. after running from officers in a residential area near SW Pacific Highway.

Martinez-Romero is facing charges of murder, attempted murder, and two counts of first-degree robbery.

The Washington County Major Crimes Team was on scene for hours Wednesday. The FBI is helping in the ongoing investigation.

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