Two Men Sentenced for Shooting 15-Year-Old at Clackamas Town Center

Carlos Raul Hererra-Medrano, 20, pleaded guilty to second-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon for his role in the December 2024 shooting of 15-year-old Zenon Elias Mendez at Clackamas Town Center, receiving a sentence of 70 months in prison. Hererra-Medrano acted as a lookout by brandishing a gun and blocking the driver’s escape while his co-defendant, Pedro Anthony Cornejo-Morales, 19, fired five shots, injuring Mendez in the left hand. Cornejo-Morales previously pleaded guilty to attempted murder and unlawful use of a weapon and was sentenced to 90 months in prison. The incident stemmed from a dispute between the individuals, who knew each other, and involved the suspects following Mendez and a female companion around the mall before confronting them in the parking lot. Cornejo-Morales was arrested shortly after the shooting, and Hererra-Medrano was taken into custody days later. Both men are residents of Gresham, Oregon.