Wilsonville Police arrest man suspected of attacking woman with hammer

Date

3/5/2025

CCSO Case #25-004313

On February 28, 2025, at approximately 9:50 p.m., the Wilsonville Police Department, in partnership with the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office, responded to a domestic disturbance call involving a weapon at the Terrene at the Grove apartment complex on SW Parkway Avenue in the City of Wilsonville.

Deputies located a woman who reported being assaulted by her ex-boyfriend in her apartment with a hammer. The victim reported the suspect, identified as Steven Michael Hir, age 41 from Scappoose, broke into her apartment by smashing a rear door. He then attacked the victim with a hammer causing multiple injuries. The suspect then left the apartment with the hammer and the victim’s phone.

The victim was able to go to a neighbor’s apartment to call for help. She was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries.

On March 3, 2025, Steven Michael Hir was located and arrested in Portland in partnership with the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office, Clackamas County Interagency Task Force (CCITF), and the U.S. Marshals Service. Hir was booked without bail into the Clackamas County Jail on charges of Assault in the Second Degree, Assault in the Fourth Degree, Strangulation, Burglary in the First Degree, Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Menacing, and Harassment.

CCSO Case #25-004313

Family Violence Resources (Local & National):

If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, help is available right now. In Clackamas County, contact A Safe Place Family Justice Center at 503-655-8600 or Clackamas Women’s Services' 24-hour crisis and support line at 503-654-2288. A Safe Place offers advocacy, culturally specific services, assistance with filing protective orders, safety planning, counseling, support groups, legal support, law enforcement support, along with other services and resources to anyone experiencing family violence, sexual violence, stalking, or abuse against older adults and people with disabilities in one location.

Nationwide, you can also call the National Domestic Violence Hotline (www.thehotline.org) at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233).

If you or someone you love is in immediate danger, call 911.

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Brian McCall, Public Information Officer
Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office
Communications Unit