Ropp, the driver, ran from the vehicle, while two passengers, identified as Steven Young, 20, and Jemaell D. Riley, 25, were taken into custody immediately by police.



Police canine Officer Jeffrey Dorn, 40, and Central Precinct Officer Jason Worthington started to run after Ropp on Southwest Lobelia Street, police said. Dorn unleased his dog Mick after Ropp, and an exchange of gunfire ensured. Witnesses said they heard 7 to 8 shots.

Dorn, wounded in both upper legs, was carried from the scene to an ambulance on Southwest Capitol Highway by four other officers, a witness said.



"One had each of his arms, and one had each of his legs,'' said Kimberly Rodda, who lives directly across the street from the crash. "They carried him to a stretcher.''



Dorn was treated at Portland's Legacy Emanuel Medical Center and released Thursday. His partner, a purebreed German Shepherd named Mick, died from a single gunshot that struck his upper chest and traveled through his body, a necropsy found.



Ropp, who suffered a head wound and dog bites, remains hospitalized under 24-hour police guard.



Once booked into jail, Ropp is expected to face allegations including attempted aggravated murder, assault of a law enforcement animal, eluding police and burglary.

"We're all just very sad. We're very sad all this has happened," his father Alan Ropp told The Oregonian Thursday. He added that he had not been able to talk to his son since he was taken into custody.



The trio are accused of other robberies and burglaries, but police did not provide details Thursday night on the other alleged crimes. Investigators say the white Suburban they were riding in may have been used to commit other crimes.



Riley, who was treated at a hospital for injuries from the crash, was booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center at 8:28 p.m. Thursday. He's accused of first-degree attempted kidnapping, attempted second-degree robbery, two counts of first-degree burglary, conspiracy to commit first-degree kidnapping and conspiracy to commit first-degree robbery. He's being held on $225,000 bail.



Young, booked into jail at 4:22 a.m. Thursday, is now accused of first-degree burglary, attempted first-degree kidnapping, attempted second-degree robbery, and conspiracy to commit first-degree robbery and conspiracy to commit first-degree kidnapping. He's being held on $175,000 bail.



Both Riley and Young will be arraigned in Multnomah County Circuit Court Friday afternoon.





Ropp and Young had attended The Dalles-Wahtonka High School together. Ropp graduated in June 2012. Young dropped out in 2011, according to the school district.

Ropp went on to attend PSU last fall and winter terms, up until the March spring break, according to Scott Gallagher, PSU spokesman. His major was international studies. He was not registered for the spring quarter, Gallagher said.

In 2010, Ropp wrote on the "nerdfighters" social website: "I'm a pretty low key guy, i love music of all kinds, i like some sports like karate and krav maga, and i enjoy reading, back packing, and cooking on a regular basis."

According to Young's Facebook page, he was from The Dalles, lived in Vancouver and attended a community college. Riley, on his Facebook page, said he was the author of "The Why Book, " examining why adults no longer question things like children do, and described his own life as being "riddled with struggle, pain and hardship."



The suspects don't have much in the way of criminal records. Young has two prior violations for possession of less than an ounce of marijuana in February 2012 and for driving with a suspended license and no insurance in July 2013 in Wasco County.



Investigators learned that the trio had allegedly set off the alarm at Blumenthal Uniforms & Equipment at 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday to see how fast police would respond, before returning in the pre-dawn hours Wednesday. Co-owner Mark Blumenthal said the back door was pried open and a display of sample police badges, canisters of pepper spray and body armor were stolen.

