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Anthony Dwain Bell was booked into jail at 3:14 a.m. today, accused of attempted aggravated murder, two counts of attempted murder and felon in possession of a firearm. Police say Bell is the stepbrother of Darius Perry, an 18-year-old fatally shot in Gresham New Year's Eve in a shooting that stemmed from gang rivalries that erupted after a 31-year-old man was shot inside a North Portland church on Dec. 12. The shooting occurred at 2:21 p.m. in the 9200 block of Southeast Holgate Boulevard. Witnesses told police they saw a man on foot shoot at a passing car. The Portland Police Bureau's Special Emergency Reaction Team and Hostage Negotation Team were called out later in the night, and surrounded a home about a block away on Southeast Pardee Street, where Bell surrendered to police by 7:30 p.m. Bell also was charged with a parole violation. He has a 2006 second-degree assault conviction. Bell is being held on a total $755,000 bail, and will be arraigned in Multnomah County Circu...

Jerrottaye Tyrone Pratcher, of Portland, is accused of attempted murder with a firearm, first-degree assault, disorderly conduct, second-degree trespass and interfering with a peace officer. Portland gang enforcement officers on Wednesday arrested an 18-year-old in connection with a Feb. 2 shooting that stemmed from a gang dispute over a blue knit cap. The shooting occurred about 11:30 a.m. at a bus stop near North Fessenden Street and Richmond Avenue. Pratcher pulled a handgun and fired three shots into the victim because he felt the victim was "disrespecting the Crips gang by stomping on a blue knit cap," Gang Enforcement Team Lt. Mike Leloff said. The victim was transported to Legacy Emanuel Hospital & Health Center and survived his wounds. Police have recovered the firearm. Leloff said police are noticing an increase in gang-related violence since December, with some of the recent shootings resulting from clear disputes over gang-related turf.