Vancouver, Wash. –On November 20, 2020, Vancouver Police responded to a disturbance with a weapon call in a parking lot at 18801 SE Mill Plain Blvd. in which a citizen had called 9-1-1 to report they shot someone.

Information from the investigation indicates Aaron Dreyer, 48, was in the parking lot getting ready to leave when he noticed a male, later identified as Kenneth Nigg, 22, running out of the east emergency door of Lowe’s carrying merchandise and heading toward a waiting vehicle, which had a female in the driver’s seat. Dreyer drove closer to the vehicle Nigg was associated with, in an attempt to get license plate information. Nigg approached Dreyer’s vehicle and began attacking it with an axe handle, breaking out windows. Dreyer excited his vehicle and as Nigg moved toward Dreyer, still armed with the axe handle, Dreyer pulled out a firearm he had in his possession and fired at Nigg, striking him. Dreyer called 9-1-1 after the shooting and rendered aid until emergency responders arrived. Nigg was transported to an area hospital for treatment and remains hospitalized.

The Vancouver Police Department Major Crimes Unit is continuing the investigation. Nothing further is releasable at this time.

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