Astoria Shooter Identified, Feb. 22

Shooter identified
A man involved in a shootout with North Oregon Coast police at a motel Feb. 12 has been identified as a 37-year old Washougal, WA resident.  Yevgenly Pavlovich Savinskiy was released from a hospital Friday, Feb. 17, and immediately arrested by police on two-counts of Attempted Aggravated Murder, two-counts of First Degree Attempted Assault, Felony Attempt to Elude, Identity Theft and Attempted Possession of a Firearm Silencer, Attempted Possession of a Destructive Device and five-counts of Recklessly Endangering Another Person.  He was arraigned on the charges Tuesday in Clatsop Co. Circuit Court.  Police were originally summoned to the motel in Astoria on a report of Suspicious Circumstances.  He allegedly opened fire on police when they knocked on his door and then fled south on Hwy. 101 after being shot twice.  Speeds reportedly hit 110 mph during the pursuit which ended on Hwy. 26 after spike strips were deployed and a Sheriff's Deputy made vehicular contact with his van.