During the weekend some groups planned their stop the violence event, 4 shootings in 2 hours left 2 dead, several injured in SE Portland. The police sent out information on four separate shootings in two hours left at least five people injured and two dead early Saturday. Gun violence has been up in Portland since 2020.
In a press release, PPB laid out the crimes and stated that their resources were stretched due to the number of crimes being committed in such a short amount of time.
– Two people injured in a shooting near convenience store. The first of the shootings happened near the corner of SE 72nd Avenue and Woodstock Boulevard. Officers responded to a report that someone had been shot around 12:37 a.m. When they arrived, police found two people shot and applied a tourniquet to stop one victim’s bleeding. Both of the people, who were not immediately identified, were taken to the hospital. Police said their injuries are not life-threatening. No arrests were made and police did not release any information on a suspect.
– Forty-five minutes later, police responded to another shooting in SE Portland. At 1:17 a.m., PPB rushed to the scene near the corner of SE 127th Avenue and Burnside. Police found a person wounded from gunfire. The victim was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Authorities did not provide details on the circumstances leading up to the shooting. There were no arrests made and police did not immediately release any information on a suspect.
-Two were found dead in a murder-suicide in Powellhurst-Gilbert neighborhood. Around 2:06 a.m., officers responded to a report of shots fired near the corner of SE 141st Avenue and Woodward Street. They found two adults dead. PPB are not looking for suspects in this case but detectives are investigating it as a murder-suicide “based on initial information at the scene.” Few other details were immediately available.
-Men injured in a bar shooting on SE Hawthorne. Twelve minutes later, police were called to another shooting in SE Portland that injured at least two men. At 2:18 a.m., officers rushed to a reported bar shooting near the corner of 32nd Avenue and Hawthorne Boulevard.
-Two pedestrians were struck by a stolen van in SE Portland. The suspects are still at large. Police found a victim at the scene and he was taken to the hospital. A second wounded man hit by shrapnel arrived at the hospital in a private vehicle. No arrests were made and police have not released any information about a suspect.
